Linked Against Leukemia

2nd annual Gala to Benefit DKMS Americas

It was a moment two years in the making. Kenzie Grant met Magda Boysen, her life saving marrow donor.

It was such an important moment not only for me but for the hundreds of people that night who witnessed a miracle. This little girl would not have been there if it wasn't for Magda, a women from a small town in Germany who decided six years ago to commit herself to the marrow registry. Because a stranger made one small decision six years ago, a family's life was saved.

I knew it would be an emotional moment but I don't think I was prepared to watch this little girl change people. She was able to touch so many lives that night. In that one moment. I hope that when she grows up(and she will thanks to Magda)she looks back on this moment and knows that she is such an important person to everyone who was in that room that night.

In the words of Mario Cantone, last night's MC "GO GET SWABBED B*TCHES!"

To enjoy more pictures from the Linked against Leukemia Gala, benefitting DKMS Americas head over to our Flickr page.