Published 11 months ago

GU law student as '100% match' bone marrow donor has reunion with recipient after her leukemia battle

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Gonzaga University student Spencer Jacobs signed up for Be The Match. He proved to be a best-case-scenario match for Linda Rodgers in a bone marrow transplant. Rodgers, 73, lives in a rural area outside of Bridger, Montana. The two met for the first time April 23 in Coeur d'Alene.

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GU law student as '100% match' bone marrow donor has reunion with recipient after her leukemia battle

Linda Rodgers, from outside Bridger, Montana, was healthy into her 70s until two years ago, when she had zero energy. She had leukemia and got a life-saving bone marrow transplant via a donor match. Turns out, her perfect match wasn’t far. Spencer Jacobs, a GU law school student, signed up as a GU undergraduate when Be the Match group was on campus. The two met for the first time April 23 at home of Rodgers’ close friend, Carla Dvoracek, of Coeur

11 months ago·Spokane, United States

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