When a cancer survivor met her saviour

Garima Saraswat, a HR professional and mother of a six year-old, was diagnosed with MPAL, an aggressive form of cancer, but was able to overcome it, thanks to blood stem cell transplant through DATRI, a not-for-profit blood stem cell donors registry. 

“Special thanks to the donor who donated a life to me and my family, today I am living a second life,” said a release from DATRI, quoting Garima Saraswat. 

Garima was diagnosed with leukemia in December 2016. She required a blood stem cell transplant immediately and was lucky to find a match through DATRI in February last year. 

The saviour was one B Gurumoorthi (27), a mechanic, who had registered as a donor in October 2016 at Masonic Clinic here. He flew to Delhi with his parents, wife and children to meet recipient Garima. 

As per the registry protocol, the identity of donors and recipients are kept anonymous for one year. However, as both the recipient and donor expressed their desire to meet each other, DATRI facilitated the meeting between the two and their families.