Hank and John ask viewers to join the DKMS bone marrow donor registry with a free cheek swab (2024)

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Hank and John asked viewers to join the DKMS bone marrow donor registry with a free cheek swab. In August 2025 Hank reported that many viewers had sent swabs and the first donor among them, Chris, had donated; he thanked them and asked more viewers to sign up.

Origin known from later mentions

2024 in the title is when this began; it first appears in the videos read here in 2025, so the earlier part is known only from what is said later.

About: DKMS, Chris (bone marrow donor, mentioned from 2025)

date	event	what	video
2025-08-01	result reported	Hank reports that many viewers sent in cheek swabs and the first bone marrow donor among them has arrived: a man named Chris, shown donating and being interviewed by DKMS. → refers to Hank Steals John's Cells	We Stole a Man's Blood 00:00:00
2025-08-01	thanks	Hank thanks everyone who sent cheek swabs, and Chris for swabbing and answering his email, a scary step when told he could actually help someone.	We Stole a Man's Blood 00:02:11
2025-08-01	reminder	Hank asks viewers to check it out and maybe donate, because he cannot.	We Stole a Man's Blood 00:03:39

What is said about it

3 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).

2025-08-01 · We Stole a Man's Blood — Hank says joining DKMS takes an easy cheek swab, and over several years about 2% of those who send one are emailed that they are a bone marrow match who could save a life. — 00:00:00
2025-08-01 · We Stole a Man's Blood — Chris says that about six months earlier, in the fall near his birthday, he happened to see a video that mentioned DKMS and that the cheek swab is a very easy and accessible option. — 00:00:29
2025-08-01 · We Stole a Man's Blood — Chris says he got a couple of texts and emails, realized it was probably important, and was very happy to hear it. — 00:02:11