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Help to Save Someone's Life

What would you do if you had the chance to save someone’s life?

That was a decision A’dja Jones from Missouri State University had to make. In 2014, she registered as a bone marrow donor at a drive on campus. The drive was in aid of MSU softball player Allie Alvstad, who had leukemia.

In 2015, Jones got a message that would change her life forever. She was a match for a young child and chose to give him her marrow. 

In light of National Marrow Awareness Month in November, Jones, assistant director at MSU’s Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Academic Achievement Center, shares her donor experience and advocates for marrow donation. 

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To find out more about the drive, contact Jones at 417-836-6962. For more information about DKMS, visit its website

A native of Malaysia, Emily moved to Springfield in 2010 and started working at Missouri State University in 2014. She’s currently the assistant director in the Office of Strategic Communication. She has a BA in Mass Communications from Colorado State University-Pueblo and a Master of Journalism from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.
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