A California father of three is battling terminal cancer and now is in dire need of a bone marrow transplant.
People in the Bay Area and beyond are signing up to help.
Adam Krief, a 31-year-old husband and father of three young children, just wants to see them grow up. In May, he was diagnosed with myelofibrosis, a rare and deadly form of chronic leukemia. He is currently in a hospital in Los Angeles.
"One day you're thinking about taking a vacation with your kids to Disneyland, the next day you're trying to Google and research cancer centers," Krief said, describing the moments after his diagnosis.
Krief is receiving chemotherapy treatment and now needs a bone marrow transplant. He has yet to find a match.
So family and friends started donor drives to sign up people on the bone marrow registry. It's grown so big that celebrities have joined in to share his story, from Kim Kardashian West to Ellen DeGeneres. Now, there are donor drives scheduled across the country.
"I look at all the support that's going on. It's really fueling me, giving me a lot of hope," Krief said. "It's beautiful to see. So many people's lives are going to be saved by what's going on."
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There will be two drives in the Bay Area on Thursday. The first is at the South Peninsula Hebrew Day School in Sunnyvale from 3:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. The second is in San Francisco at 2235 Third St. from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
"It's so easy to get people on the registry," Krief said. "All you have to do is a quick swab in your cheek, and you’re on the registry."
It's as simple as that to help a father just trying to survive.
For more on Krief’s story or to sign up as for the Bone Marrow Donor Registry, visit the #Hope4Adam Facebook page.
