In early September, The Times shared the story of Waitsburg Middle School teacher and high school football coach Gabe Kiefel and his experience as a potential bone marrow donor.

After a fairly grueling screening process, Gabe was scheduled to donate, but the donation was postponed when the recipient, a 14-year-old boy with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), failed to meet the criteria for starting the procedure.

As our Sept. 3 story ended, Gabe was unsure if he would actually donate, after all. However, on Oct. 8, Gabe traveled with his wife Jessica (a registered nurse), to California fo...