14 DAY TRIAL // YouTube was recently the only hope for life for a N.H. woman diagnosed with leukemia. Leigh Buckley, a 32-year-old mother of two, fights against leukemia since January when the doctors diagnosed her with this deadly disease. Since the terrible announcement was confirmed, Leigh's friends decided to organize two local bone marrow conferences to attract potential donors or helpers. Although they managed to gather more than 2.000 people, none of them were matching her unusual chromosome. Then, the only hope for life was YouTube, the online video sharing service recently acquired by Google for $1.6 billion.
After the video was published on YouTube, it was continuously spreading on the Internet, and numerous users posted comments to encourage the woman. CBS 13 reported that a potential donor contacted Leigh from Denmark after he saw the clip posted on YouTube.
"They just blurted out, 'You have a perfect match, we found you a perfect match.' I squeeled. Ultimately it's life, the chance to continue going on in life with my husband, my girls. My number, their number and the matching qualities, when I saw that on paper, it really cemented it in my mind and in my heart, yes it's done. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, this just means the world to so many people," Leigh said according to the same publication.
This is not the first time when YouTube fights against a deadly disease. In the past, the video service powered by Google was also the only hope for life for a woman fighting against cancer. She decided to post a clip with details about the treatment as well as the first sign of disease on YouTube, requiring users' help. The movie recorded a lot of views and comments.