Falun man to donate stem cells to leukemia patient after quick match

Khadar Farah from Falun, Sweden, will donate stem cells to a leukemia patient after being matched through the Tobias Registry, an unusually fast process he joined after seeing a TikTok video. Farah, who had never heard of the registry, was one of 45 million registered donors worldwide and matched quickly, highlighting a critical need for male donors of non-European origin. For patients with such backgrounds, the chance of finding a match is only 10 to 30 percent, compared to 70 percent overall. The Tobias Registry supplies stem cells for about 300 transplants annually in Sweden, treating conditions like leukemia, aplastic anemia, and immune deficiencies. Farah stated that saving another person's life is the ultimate happiness.