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Hey everyone this is Rylie, Shira’s daughter. I’m so excited that I finally turn 18 this weekend and I’m able to SWAB on my birthday. My birthday wish is to have you all order a kit and swab. The website is in our bio. Remember you only have to be 18 to #swabsavesmile !! Help make my wish come true! #ryliesbirthdaywish

We are so excited to announce that a donor sponsor

We are so excited to announce that a donor sponsored by Smiles4Shira has just matched a 2 year old boy battling Inherited Immune Systems Disorders. Find out how you could be a hero at our website in our bio. #swabsavesmile

We are all smiles today because a S4S hero just ma

We are all smiles today because a S4S hero just matched a 44 year old woman battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)! Check out our website (link in our bio) to see how you can be someone’s hero. #SwabSaveSmile

Happy Independence Day! In the United States you h

Happy Independence Day!
In the United States you have the freedom to become someone’s hero. Learn how at www.smiles4shira.org link in bio. #SwabSaveSmile

Today on my 8th re-birthday I am so happy to be ce

Today on my 8th re-birthday I am so happy to be celebrating with my family and friends. After all these years, I have finally been able to write about my journey and decided to share my story with all of you today. This is a small glimpse of it. You can find the whole story at: https://smiles4shira.org/shiras-story/ Remember the best gift to give anyone is that of life. You can do that by an easy swab of a cheek. #swabsavesmile Link in BIO

I can’t believe it has been 8 years since I went

I can’t believe it has been 8 years since I went into the hospital for my second and life saving transplant. I also can’t believe my daughter’s dance team are now graduating high school! They were in 4th grade then and that beautiful blanket with their drawings and writings inspired me everyday I spent in that hospital bed!!! Sending so much love to all today!!

@giftoflifemarrowregistry ・・・ Sloane, a 4-y

@giftoflifemarrowregistry
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Sloane, a 4-year-old girl, urgently needs a marrow transplant. She is a twin sister and daughter of two loving parents 👪, but none are a perfect marrow match. You could be her hero! Join the registry today and help share her story. Swab.Save.Smile.

#Repost @dkms_us ・・・ ❤️ Leonie is smili

#Repost @dkms_us
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❤️ Leonie is smiling through her fight against cancer. At just 11-years-old and fighting an aggressive form of leukemia, she needs to find a matching bone marrow donor. ❤️

A quote from the Harry Potter books inspires her, and helps her have the hope that her matching donor will register and be found: "ℑ𝔱 𝔦𝔰 𝔬𝔲𝔯 𝔠𝔥𝔬𝔦𝔠𝔢𝔰, 𝔱𝔥𝔞𝔱 𝔰𝔥𝔬𝔴 𝔴𝔥𝔞𝔱 𝔴𝔢 𝔱𝔯𝔲𝔩𝔶 𝔞𝔯𝔢, 𝔣𝔞𝔯 𝔪𝔬𝔯𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔞𝔫 𝔬𝔲𝔯 𝔞𝔟𝔦𝔩𝔦𝔱𝔦𝔢𝔰."

Leonie says: "If you would decide today to register as a stem cell donor with #DKMS, you give me hope to live. It's your decision and yet it can have a huge impact on my life."

She's already been through a lot - 14 days of grueling chemotherapy and other severe complications.

But she is brave!

"I will fight. I want to be able to eat everything again, go out, play, go to the beach - just have a normal life! I used to share dance videos on Tik Tok, now I don't have the strength and I show other young people what it's like at 11 years old to have a life-threatening diagnosis.

With no matches in her family, she must rely on a complete stranger to help.

Will you step up to help Leonie and patients like her? Learn more using the link in our bio.

It’s a great day for a match!! We are always so

It’s a great day for a match!! We are always so happy to announce that a donor sponsored by Smiles4Shira has just matched a 61 year old man battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Let’s keep it up! Go to our website to register to become a donor hero! Link in bio. #SwabSaveSmile

Today is #WorldCancerDay2021. In honor of Shira an

Today is #WorldCancerDay2021. In honor of Shira and all the warriors in the fight against cancer (likely some of your own family or friends), Smiles4Shira hopes you will take a moment to join with us. Here are just a few ways *YOU* can make a difference and keep cancer patients smiling:
1) Order a kit from Gift of Life Marrow Registry or DKMS US to join the National Marrow Donor Registry.
2) Be a part of critical research and patient support by donating to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Shira’s cousin, Ben, is continuing the family tradition of supporting cancer patients by raising funds for LLS. Honor the cancer warrior in your own life with a contribution of any amount: https://www.facebook.com/donate/449915379469693/?fundraiser_source=external_url
3) Reach out to the people you know who are going through treatment. COVID-19 has isolated all of us, but particularly patients with compromised immune symptoms.
Thanks for always supporting Smiles4Shira!
Swab.Save.Smile. 😊

10 years ago today we spent an amazing day hanging

10 years ago today we spent an amazing day hanging with friends in Florida little did I know that less then 24 hours later I would be rushed to the ER to start my fight against Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. As I reflect over the last 10 years I can’t express how grateful I am for friends, family and especially the S4S community for helping me and so many others! #swabsavesmile #S4S #smiles4shira

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