Rihanna helps woman in need find marrow donor
Posted by Media Outrage on March 8, 2008
Lisa Gershowitz-Flynn, 41, a lawyer suffered from aggressive form of cancer called Acute Myelogenous Leukemia. Doctors told her she has four to six weeks to find a life-saving donor match and upon hearing that Rihanna personally got involved to help raise awareness and find Flynn a donor match. Thankfully a match has been found for Flynn and she will receive the marrow that she needs to live.
Rihanna’s words about Flynn….
“When I heard about Lisa [Gershowitz Flynn]’s plight, my heart broke,” Rihanna tells PEOPLE exclusively. “I said, ‘I need to get the word out about Lisa right away.’ “
Flynn’s gratitude….
“For Rihanna to even be thinking about helping others and putting herself out there when she is so busy with her career is tremendous,”
Flynn’s words to the thousands of donors…
“My life will be saved because of you, my family and friends (old and new),” Flynn writes. “My children (Michael, 5, and Alexandra, 3) will have their mother, my husband will have his wife, and my parents will have their daughter.”
“The English language does not have words that are adequate to thank someone for working to save your life,” she says. “Please continue to spread the word about how important it is to fill the bone marrow registry with donors to save others.”
Mediaoutrage- That’s what’s up Rihanna. Way to use your celebrity status to spread the word and do good. That’s dope.
jazmine said
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jazmine said
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w2m said
Lawd help em^.
Glad to see celebrities giving back and using what they have to help others. Its a good look. GO RIHANNA!!
Lai'Lani said
LOL LOL LOL @ W2m she is a stan for real!!!! LOL LOL LOL I am at my desk screaming lol. M.O. yall got to be rolling
w2m said
LOL@Lai’Lani, girl you making me laughing. At first I was just shaking my head, but it is kinda funny.
w2m said
see I can’t even type right
Lai'Lani said
I just showed my co-worker that comment and she was on the f*cking floor! LOL LOL LOL that little girl got it bad for ol Chris Brown. She ready to slit Rihanna’s throat to get her man LOL LOL LOL ima get in trouble up here. Her little virtual beef lol im rolling