A software engineer Satish Reddy achieved a rare feat by donating his stem cells twice through DKMS Foundation India, giving two different patients battling blood cancer a second chance at life. He was felicitated at a special event in Hyderabad, where DKMS Foundation India also hosted a fireside chat to highlight the urgent need for more stem cell donors in India. Stem cell donor Navya Dhatri Vadde from the city was also felicitated at the event.

Satish first registered as a potential donor in July 2016 during a local event. Five years later, in June 2021, he was matched with a blood cancer patient in India and donated his stem cells, helping the patient recover. In 2023, he met his recipient in Ahmedabad during a donor–patient meeting, a deeply emotional experience that underscored the

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