“Lara’s in good spirits despite being in pain, feeling nauseous and her hair falling out. She’s such an amazingly strong person, always fighting for others, and this is just another challenge for her." “It all happened really quickly. Just a few months ago, Lara and I were travelling in India together and when we got back, she was excited to work on her Masters. She was fit and healthy, loving her yoga and had endless energy for her charitable work with refugees. She was doin

Hello from me and Oscar! I was discharged from the hospital yesterday after my first round of chemo ! The doctors told me that my white blood count had recovered to a level that it's ok to be out of the hospital for now . I'll be having a mini break before I start my second round of chemo. So good to be home ! #match4lara #mixedrace #stemcelldonation #family #diversity #bonemarrow #stemcell

We are a big, diverse family… a mishmash of all things from Thai to Texan, Chinese to Milanese. We love the mix, and we like to jokingly plan our continued diversification. Bring in some Latinos, Africans, Pacific Islanders, and eventually marry the youngest cousin off to a nice Inuit girl! This diversity has always been a blessing to us. Who wouldn’t want mango sticky-rice next to their pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving, or to know they always have a free place to stay in London

It's been inspirational to see the tremendous response around the world within just a day of launching the Match4Lara campaign. We appreciate everyone's efforts to spread the word on how to build up the bone marrow registries. These registries are key to helping save lives like Lara's and many others. Find your own national registry and register to be a donor today. You could save a life! http://www.match4lara.com/#!how-to-help/c1y13