2026/09/28 12:19
[Reporter Li Shaoling/Report from Taipei] When the 44-year-old singer Wang Dawen was a sophomore in college at the age of 19, it only took him one minute to complete the blood test for bone marrow donation. Four years later, he was notified that he had successfully matched the Ruby gene with an 8-year-old blood cancer girl from Brunei who was seeking medical treatment in Singapore. Wang Dawen rolled up his sleeves and donated marrow without hesitation, thus starting a life miracle that spanned 20 years and transcended blood ties.
When Wang Dawen was 19 years old, one injection forged a 20-year "marrow connection." (Provided by Daai TV)
Recalling the courage of that injection, Wang Dawen said frankly: "I can't be so indifferent to the world, because I am connected to everyone without knowing it. If I can be connected to a stranger, then theoretically I am connected to everyone in the world." This is not an understatement, but a life covenant engraved on the sixth pair of chromosomes. The sixth pair of chromosomes, the key to bone marrow pairing, is like a bridge of life across blood lines and national boundaries, allowing two strangers to create a miraculous bond of rebirth.
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In the past 20 years, Wang Dawen and Ruby have looked at each other across the sea, and they have never forgotten to congratulate each other on their birthdays every year. Until August this year, Wang Dawen went to Hualien to participate in the 33rd anniversary of Tzu Chi Bone Marrow Stem Cell Center's "Marrow Margin 33 Together for Good" event. After sharing this story, he immediately left for Australia to attend Ruby's wedding. In the arrival hall of the airport, the two hugged each other for the first time in 20 years. Wang Dawen wrote on Facebook: "One of the happiest moments in my life, Ruby. I have known you for 20 years and finally saw myself today."
Wang Dawen made a decision in one minute when he was 19 years old. Four years later, he donated bone marrow to save an 8-year-old girl with leukemia. (Provided by Daai TV)
If the meeting of the sixth pair of chromosomes is a miracle that saves a person's life, then choosing a "vegetarian diet" is a daily practice that extends this love and connection to life to all living things on the earth. The two actions may seem very different, but behind them are the same deep respect for life. The "White Table Huashan Reappearance" jointly launched by Tzu Chi Communication Humanities Foundation and Chang Bu Qing Vegetarian Restaurant is a feast that invites the public to respond to natural life with seasonal flavors.
Wang Dawen will attend the "Starlight Talk Concert". (Provided by Daai TV)
Wang Dawen will hold a "Starlight Talk Concert" in Huashan on the evening of October 3. In addition to sharing the story of this 20-year "marrow connection" with gentle music, he also calls on the public to turn their emotions into practical actions. On the white dining table, a vegetarian meal is not only a feast for the taste buds, but also the most sincere care for life and the environment; through low-carbon diet and response to the bone marrow stem cell blood test, we continue to sow seeds of kindness and hope in a troubled world.
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