University of Rhode Island News
URI Football Player Donates Bone Marrow
John Greenhalgh follows in his brother’s footsteps and donates bone marrow to save a life.
Release courtesy of GoRhody. John Greenhalgh sat in the recovery room of the Rhode Island Blood Center on Tuesday, Nov. 20. He had bandage wraps around both arms, and a curious stranger sitting across the room asked if Greenhalgh had given blood from both arms at the same time. No, Greenhalgh explained. He had just completed a bone marrow donation that would help save the life of an adult male who had been diagnosed with leukemia. In the process, Greenhalgh became the fourth person from URI athletics in the last 18 months to be an exact marrow match for a stranger through the Rhode Island football team's annual bone marrow drive. The man – himself a frequent blood donor – was so moved by Greenhalgh's selfless act that he registered to be a…
