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Months after his hunt went global, Adam Krief finds marrow donor

Adam Krief's hunt for a marrow donor gained celebrity backing, with comedian Ellen DeGeneres, retired basketball player Shaquille O'Neal and model Kendall Jenner tweeting their support.

December 8, 2016 08:13
Adam Krief with his wife, Lia (Facebook)
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Adam Krief, a US blood cancer sufferer whose campaign to find a bone marrow donor involved more than 10,000 people around the world, announced  this week that a match had been found and that he was on his way to receive the transplant.

“This is what cloud 9 looks like … I’m so grateful to let you all know that a donor has been found,” Mr Krief wrote on Facebook.

Mr Krief, from Los Angeles, was diagnosed with primary myelofibrosis - a rare and aggressive type of blood cancer - in July.

Since then, his family worked tirelessly to find a donor, said to be the only way to save his life.