DKMS HELPS 15-YEAR-OLD, ALICE PYNE FULFILL HER BUCKET LIST BY RECRUITING BONE MARROW DONORS

The organization takes on Alice's wish in the U.S. by registering donors for free at www.GetSwabbed.org

(New York, NY) Alice Pyne, a terminally-ill British teenager became an online sensation after posting a wish list of things she would like to do before she dies on her personal blog. The teen, who has been battling Hodgkins Lymphoma for the last four years, recently found out that the cancer is spreading throughout her entire body. "I know that the cancer is gaining on me and it doesn't look like I'm going to win this one," she writes.

“Mum always tells me that life is what we make of it and so I'm going to make the best of what I have and because there were so many things I still wanted to do, mum suggested that I turn my ideas into a bucket list,” she continues.

The number one item on Alice’s bucket list is “to make everyone sign up to be a bone marrow donor,” and this hope, along with Pyne's name, was mentioned in the British Parliament on Wednesday.

DKMS, the world’s largest bone marrow donor center is joining the viral campaign to help Alice’s wish come true. The organization posted links to Alice’s blog on their Facebook page asking their 16,000+ fans to pass it on. Since the story broke DKMS has been tirelessly tweeting about the selfless British teen and encouraging people to register as bone marrow donors at www.GetSwabbed.org

“Alice has already inspired so many people to register as bone marrow donors and save lives,” said Katharina Harf, COO of DKMS Americas. “DKMS is allowing donors to sign up at www.GetSwabbed.org at no charge and we urge everyone to register and help make her wish come true.”

"I'm excited about the things I am going to be doing, but the biggest thing has to be all the people who are joining bone marrow donation schemes because of me,” said Alice.