During his student years, Vadim and his friends began donating blood. He learned about bone marrow donation from doctors at the Russian Children's Clinical Hospital, a branch of Pirogov University, and donated another tube for HLA typing.

A year later, Vadim received a message confirming that his genotype matched that of a patient who needed a bone marrow transplant.

"I didn't immediately understand what it was about. I looked at the message for a long time and only then remembered that I had entered the Register. If it's necessary, then it's necessary. It wasn't something heroic — it was just another thing that needed to be done," recalls Vadim.

Before apheresis, the young man received injections of a drug for four days that stimulates the release of hematopoietic stem cells from the bone marrow into the peripheral blood. Vadim was worried about back pain, but painkillers helped him cope, so he worked and lived as usual. The apheresis procedure itself was quick and easy for the young man.

"I did not become a bone marrow donor for the sake of meeting or recognition. I'm not a hero, I just did what needed to be done. It's just that if someone needs help, I'll help. I'm not belittling the importance, it's really important, but for me personally it's no feat. Doctors and Registry staff have done much more," says Vadim.

We would like to thank Vadim very much for his confidence and willingness to help. Such donors are the mainstay of our Registry and a chance at life for those who are waiting for a transplant.

We remind you that at the Russian Children's Clinical Hospital, a branch of Pirogov University, regular donors of blood and components, as well as hospital staff and students, can join the Federal Register. You must inform the transfusiologist about the admission during the medical examination. For more information, follow the link.