Montclair man's bone marrow donation pays forward a gift his son received

The Montclair Times wrote about the Okochi family and Jiro Okochi’s recent peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) donation. Jiro, a Be The Match Foundation board member, joined the Be The Match Registry after his son, Finn, received a life-saving marrow transplant when he was 1 year old to treat Wiskott Aldrich Syndrome (WAS).

The article shares the Okochi family’s story, features Finn’s donor, Melissa Budd, and discusses the need for more people of all races and ethnicities to join the registry.