South Florida father with rare blood cancer looking for stem cell donor NBC 6 South Florida [Video]

A South Florida father, who has been given just years to live after being diagnosed with a rare blood cancer, is desperately searching for a match to give him the gift of more time.

In 2023, at just 50 years old, Ignacio Edenburg was diagnosed with myelofibrosis, a rare blood cancer that creates abnormal blood cells.

Edenburg is a business owner and an active member of the community who has been a Pembroke Pines soccer coach for years. 

He is also the father of two teenagers and he has been married for 20 years. 

Edenburg received the heartbreaking news that he has less than three years to live unless he finds a stem cell donor match.

He has been working with the non-profit organization Gift of Life to find a match – an 18 to 35-year-old with a Spanish, Portuguese and Jewish background.

“Beyond sad, extremely sad… more for my …