The hosts of Wake Up Lake County, a morning radio show in Greater Cleveland, interviewed Diana Tirpak, a cord blood recipient and leukemia survivor. Umbilical cord blood – like marrow – is rich in blood-forming cells that can be used in transplants for patients with leukemia, lymphoma and many other life-threatening diseases.
Diana shared her fight with leukemia and explained how she beat her disease thanks to a cord blood transplant. She encouraged mothers to donate cord blood and directed interested mothers to BeTheMatch.org/cord for more information.