women who never met before now share an unbreakable bond. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: whitney jenkins rings a bell to celebrate her successful stem cell donation. from texas was honored in lower manhattan thursday by dkms, a nonprofit dedicated to fighting blood cancer. whitney got the surprise of a lifetime two years after saving a stranger's life. >> you're not gonna have to wait any longer. >> reporter: stacy, a 32-year-old mother of two was saved from acute leukemia by whitney's stem cells. >> i know i wouldn't be hered ed a second chance at my life is -- i'm really grateful. >> reporter: at first, whitney couldn't believe it. >> i was hoping it wasn't a mean practical joke, like are you serious? you have this connection to them, and to be able to meet them is awesome. >> you do a simple cheek swab. >> reporter: anyone can register to be a donor through their website. 14,000 americans need bone marrow or stem cell transplants every year, among the 28 million registered donors. >> that person is somewhere out there. and that is what we work for. to register as many people as possib

she met whitney jenkins today in lower manhattan. a mother of two with leukemia. jenkins is a 22-year-old college student. >> overwhelmed, excited, very thankful and grateful that she put herself on the registry. >> it's very surreal. how do you even comprehend what such a small thing on my part. >> she received the bone marrow back in 2012. her leukemia is now in remission. donating life. >>> when we come back, lee with another night of august. gorgeous out there right now. look at that. beautiful. hi guys! got the birthday girl a drum set. drum set? he's kidding! [laughs] oh you guys must have time warner cable. this is gonna be some party. yeah, their free home wifi lets us connect all our devices at the same time. and there's no data cap, so... the kids must love that, huh?! hey, there's the birthday girl! let's get this party started! get time warner cable 300 meg internet. that's 50 times faster than dsl and no data cap. uploading! honey, i'm goin viral! call now. get 50 megs for $39.99 a month. hi grandma! miss you! who is that? are you gonna finish that? o

. >> whitney jenkins rings a bell to celebrate her successful stem cell donation. the 22-year-old college student from texas was honored in lower manhattan thursday by dkms, a nonprofit dedicated to fighting blood cancer. then whitney got the surprise of a saving a stranger's life. >> you're actually not going to have to wait any longer because stacy is here. >> stacy are poe lee a mother of two from upstate al myra was saved by whitney's stem cells. >> for her to be willing to do what she had to do to give me my life and a second chance at my life is extremely grateful. >> at first whitney couldn't a mean practical joke. i was like are you serious. you have this connection with them and to be able to meet them is awesome. >> you do a simple cheek swap. >> anyone can register to be a donor through their website, 14,000 americans need bone marrow or stem cell transplants every year and more than half can't find a match among the 28 million registered donors worldwide. >> that person is somewhere out there, and that is what we work for to register as many people to f

. >> whitney jenkins rings a bell to celebrate her successful stem cell donation. the 22-year-old college student from texas was honored in lower manhattan thursday by dkms, a nonprofit dedicated to fighting blood cancer. then whitney got the surprise of a lifetime two years saving a life. >> stacey rapalee a 32-year-old mother of two was saved from acute myeloid leukemia by whitney's stem cells. >> i know i wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for her. for her to be willing to do what she had to do to give me my life, my second chance at life, extremely grateful. >> at first whitney couldn't believe it. >> i was hoping it is wasn't a mean practical joke. i was like are you serious. you have this connection to >> you do a simple cheek swap. >> the head of dkms says anyone can register to be a donor on their website. 14,000 people need bone marrow and stem cells a year. >> that person is somewhere out there and that is what we work for, to register as many people as possible so that we are able to find a matching donor for every single patient. >> whitney says stem c