At Anthony Nolan, we save the lives of people with blood cancer – and we’ve got some incredible stories to tell.
If you’ve got a transplant experience or stem cell donation story to share, we’d love to hear from you. Get in touch today.
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‘I know what it’s like to feel isolated, that’s why I wanted to share my story’ – Katy’s transplant journey
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In 1998, Katy was diagnosed with blood cancer. She needed a stem cell transplant to save her life, but the register looked very different back then. Katy shares her story to help other people going through transplant to not feel alone. Today, I am celebrating 9 years since being cured of my childhood CML (chronic…
‘I’m always inspired by patients… I always want to do a better job for them.’ – five years after becoming Anthony Nolan’s first ever Clinical Nurse Specialist, Hayley Leonard shares her story
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This October, we’re celebrating five years since Anthony Nolan established its first Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) post to provide people with expert care, information and support before and after a stem cell transplant. To mark the occasion, we caught up with Hayley Leonard, the first person to take on the role and drive Anthony Nolan’s…
‘Every time I got a letter, I’d silence the room and tell everyone, ‘I donated my stem cells to someone and this is a letter from him.’ – Ben’s story
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When Ben was offered a free pen at work, he could never have predicted how his next decision would go on to change his life. After he got the call to say he was a match for someone, he donated his stem cells and has spent the last two years exchanging anonymous letters with his…
‘I’m not in this alone anymore, there are now two of us now.’ – Mark’s Story
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When Mark was told he’d need a matching donor to save his life, he didn’t know he’d also find a friend. After years of anonymous letters, this year, Mark finally got to know the name of the person who saved his life. My overriding feeling about our story relates to the moment when I physically…
‘It felt like the most important thing I’ll probably ever do in my life’ – Hannah’s donation story
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Hannah knows more than most the difference a matching stem cell donor can make. So when she got the chance to donate herself, it meant the world to her. This is Hannah’s donation story. When I got the call to say I was a match for someone, it felt like it was my chance to…
My experience of the 100 day milestone – George’s Story
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At Anthony Nolan, we recently moved away from using the ‘100-day milestone’ that’s often talked about in relation to a stem cell transplant, in part because patients told us they don’t want a timeline attached to their recovery. Patients like George Norton, who received a transplant and went on to be a patient representative on…
