Todd our Super Star

my hero

I don’t like to say that I have favorites when it comes to patients but if I did, Todd, it might just be Todd. He is one of those people that has the ability to make you laugh the moment you meet him. Todd is a leukemia survivor who received a marrow transplant from his perfect donor May 2007. Unfortunately, Todd recently learned that he needed more marrow cells from his donor and is awaiting another transplant.

Todd’s transplant story doesn’t sound that special at first and you perhaps may be thinking that he is my favorite because he is a cutie but actually I am quite inspired by him.

Shortly after Todd was diagnosed with leukemia, DKMS got a call from his family saying that they wanted to register marrow donors to increase Todd’s chances of finding his perfect donor. So while Todd was going through one of the most difficult times of his life, he was thinking past himself and recruiting marrow donors for the national registry. And even when he found his match, he continued to register donors. In the past year and a half Todd has been able to register over 3,000 life saving marrow donors. And even with the recent news that he needs more donor cells, Todd continues to be good humored about the whole thing. He even created a group on facebook so his friends can submit ideas as to how he should style his hair before he loses it. That’s just the kind of person he is. And we wouldn’t have it any other way

Alina, Todd and Katharina

Registering marrow donors at the largest blood drive in the US at Mizzou University

Maria, Todd and Andrea