{"id":4479,"date":"2018-03-28T12:18:39","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T16:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/?p=4479"},"modified":"2018-10-09T17:13:58","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T21:13:58","slug":"yair-wins-the-lottery-and-saves-a-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/yair-wins-the-lottery-and-saves-a-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Yair Wins the Lottery and Saves a Life"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yair Moznon donating stem cells<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Some people buy lottery tickets every week and sit by the phone waiting for Arela to call. I didn\u2019t buy any ticket but I got the call anyway. Or so it seemed. In fact, it was even better. Better than winning the lottery. I got a call saying I was the only one in the world that can save the life<\/strong> of a thirteen-year-old boy with leukemia<\/strong>.\u00a0 Can you imagine what that felt like? Saving a life<\/strong>. That\u2019s the ultimate in goodness, in honor. And it was awarded to me!<\/p>\n

My name is Yair Moznon. I am 21 and from the Otniel Hesder Yeshiva. After the call, the procedure was explained to me. First came deeper genetic testing<\/strong>. They warned me that this testing may show that I am not as good a match as they wished so I wouldn\u2019t get my hopes up but, as it turned out, I was a great match for this boy. We weren\u2019t allowed to meet but I felt very close to him as we both prepared for the transplant<\/strong>. I was given injections that stimulated the production of stem cells<\/strong> while he underwent a strong chemo treatment. I can\u2019t believe that a 13-year-old kid has to go through this.<\/p>\n

\"pr<\/a>Then came the big day. My blood was taken from me, the stem cells<\/strong> removed and the blood returned to me. The procedure was repeated until there was enough stem cells<\/strong> for the transplant<\/strong>. I would have loved to hug him as my cells were going through his body, giving over my wishes and prayers into his being, but we aren\u2019t allowed to meet for a year. Every registry has to follow those rules. And so I pray for him every day that my cells will cure him and allow him to grow up like every other boy his age.\u00a0 In a year we\u2019ll meet and I look forward to it like I\u2019ve never looked forward to anything in my life. It\u2019ll be like having a younger brother, a brother that I never met.<\/p>\n

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