Guide Note

R&B singer Rihanna helped leukemia patient, Lisa Gershowitz Flynn, find a bone marrow donor. Flynn, a 41 year old mother of two, was diagnosed in November 2007 with acute myelogenous leukemia, an aggressive cancer of the bone marrow and blood, and was told she had a four to six week window to find a donor. Rihanna was heartbroken by the story and launched the successful campaign to find the transplant.

Fast Facts

1. Rihanna worked previously with DKMS, a donor network in Germany
2. Donor was 32 years old
3. Recipient: Lisa Gershowitz Flynn

1. Name: Robyn Rihanna Fenty
2. Pronounced: Ree-AH-nah
3. Born: February 20, 1988
4. Birthplace: St. Michael, Barbados
5. Label: Def Jam Records
6. Albums: 3
7. Signed by Jay-Z
8. Major influences: Brandy, Beyonce Knowles, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Bob Marley
9. Was named honorary cultural ambassador to her native Barbados