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She was on a tropical vacation when she received a text message: You need to come home to save a life

Bone marrow transplants are used to help patients with cancers like leukemia and lymphoma, and other life-threatening diseases.

Rachel Sophia Stewart, 28, of South Philadelphia points to her arm with a needle mark after donating her bone marrow for a male cancer victim.
Rachel Sophia Stewart, 28, of South Philadelphia points to her arm with a needle mark after donating her bone marrow for a male cancer victim.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer
    by Mari A. Schaefer
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