Rihanna Helps Find Donor
After singer Rihanna put out a plea for help, a leukemia-stricken New York City woman has found a bone marrow donor.
"Today a 32-year-old guardian angel consented to be my donor, even though in all likelihood she has never met me and does not know who I am," Lisa Gershowitz-Flynn, 41, a lawyer, wrote in an email to supporters Thursday.
"While we cannot verify the source of the donor," Flynn adds, "this angel was most likely found through the efforts of my family and friends, as well as complete strangers who heard about my story and took it upon themselves to aid in the effort to find a donor."
After PEOPLE exclusively reported Rihanna's campaign to find a donor for Flynn, more than 5,000 readers contacted DKMS, the world's leading bone marrow donor center, to become potential donors.
Even better, "We actually recruited and registered roughly 2,000 new donors, just from phone calls and emails we got – and it's continuing," says Katharina Harf, executive vice president of DKMS.
After finding the match, Flynn is now awaiting the bone marrow transplant.
"My life will be saved because of you, my family and friends (old and new)," Flynn writes. "My children (Michael, 5, and Alexandra, 3) will have their mother, my husband will have his wife, and my parents will have their daughter."
Flynn is beyond thrilled that she has found a match.
"Today a 32-year-old guardian angel consented to be my donor, even though in all likelihood she has never met me and does not know who I am," Lisa Gershowitz-Flynn, 41, a lawyer, wrote in an email to supporters Thursday.
"While we cannot verify the source of the donor," Flynn adds, "this angel was most likely found through the efforts of my family and friends, as well as complete strangers who heard about my story and took it upon themselves to aid in the effort to find a donor."
After PEOPLE exclusively reported Rihanna's campaign to find a donor for Flynn, more than 5,000 readers contacted DKMS, the world's leading bone marrow donor center, to become potential donors.
Even better, "We actually recruited and registered roughly 2,000 new donors, just from phone calls and emails we got – and it's continuing," says Katharina Harf, executive vice president of DKMS.
After finding the match, Flynn is now awaiting the bone marrow transplant.
"My life will be saved because of you, my family and friends (old and new)," Flynn writes. "My children (Michael, 5, and Alexandra, 3) will have their mother, my husband will have his wife, and my parents will have their daughter."
Flynn is beyond thrilled that she has found a match.
"The English language does not have words that are adequate to thank someone for working to save your life," she says. "Please continue to spread the word about how important it is to fill the bone marrow registry with donors to save others."
Alright, Beyonce. You better find a heart for someone or the cure for AIDS or something!!!!! Rihanna is killing you softly honey with no room for recessitation. I h@te to piss off the BEY STANS but, it is what it is. Rih is using her celebrity status for something more than things that benefit herself. And, YES I DO KNOW Bey built some apartments for folks in H-Town so don't even go there in the comments, ya dig!!!
Demi Moore saves suicidal woman's life
Moore received a message from the woman, which read: "Getting a knife, a big one that is sharp. Going to cut my arm down the whole arm so it doesn't waste time."
Fearing that the threat was genuine, the Hollywood star re-posted the message on her Twitter page, which prompted other users to call police.
Officers then managed to track down the 48-year-old woman at her home in San Jose, California, and found her unharmed before taking her to hospital.
The chain of online posts, which led police to the woman, began when Moore published her original message, accompanied by the reply: "Hope you are joking".
Addressing all the people viewing her Twitter page, Moore added: "Everyone I was very torn about responding or retweeting that woman's post but felt uncomfortable just letting it go."
San Jose Police Department confirmed that it had received several phone calls in the early hours of Friday from members of the public who were concerned for the woman's safety.
A spokesman said the calls came from "all over the place, from far away places", with the first person ringing from Dallas.
Sergeant Ronnie Lopez said the woman had not suffered any injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital for a "psychiatric evaluation".
Following the incident, Moore, who is an avid Twitter user, wrote on her page: "Thanks everyone for reaching out to the San Jose PD i am told they are aware and no need to call anymore.
"I do not know this woman..."
The actress, famous for her role in the blockbuster film Ghost, added: "It is my understanding that the situation was not a joke and that through the collective efforts here action was taken to provide help!"
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Donnie Wahlberg helps find kidney donor for fan in desperate need of transplant
Donnie Wahlberg is proof in the power of 140 characters.
The New Kids on the Block singer found a donor for a young girl in need of a new kidney simply by retweeting her story to his 180,000-plus followers.
"Basically, a few of my Twitter followers retweeted a blog (called 'Love Can Do Anyting') about a fan named Bobbette who was in desperate need of a kidney transplant," Wahlberg told the Boston Herald. "So I saw the tweet, read the link and then retweeted and asked for help."
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