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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Managing fear of cancer recurrence after a stem cell transplant
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Philip Alexander is an experienced counsellor and cognitive behavioural psychotherapist who has worked in the bone marrow transplant team at King’s College Hospital since 2012. Philip spoke to us about the fear of cancer recurrence course he runs at King’s and how this can help patients. Can you tell me about your career and how…
‘It’s only as I’ve grown up I appreciate what Anthony Nolan has done for me. To sum it up, I just simply wouldn’t be here without you guys!’ – Chris’ Story
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Chris was just nine years old when he was diagnosed with leukaemia and was told he’d need a stem cell transplant to save his life. ‘Unfortunately, no-one in my family was a match, which is where Anthony Nolan got involved and found me a match. ‘Last year, 19 years after my transplant, I wrote my…
‘If you’re on the fence about signing up, I would just say just bite the bullet and do it.’ – Pip’s RideLondon story
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Pip has found motivation for taking on RideLondon in some incredible places – from supporting one of her closest friends, to becoming a stem cell donor herself! This is her amazing, and lifesaving, journey. I signed up to the stem cell register through Anthony Nolan in 2013 when one of my closest friends was diagnosed…
Finding out I had blood cancer while pregnant – Amie’s story
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Amie was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) in 2016 when she was 28 years old, and 28 weeks pregnant. She spoke to Caroline in Patient Services about going through treatment before and after giving birth to her son, Jack. Can you tell me a bit about when you were first diagnosed? I had a…
‘You can still do the things you loved before, even if you do them a bit differently’ – Alan’s story
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Lieutenant Colonel Alan Tindale was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2013 and had a stem cell transplant in 2014. Here, he talks about his recovery over the last five years, how he keeps doing the things he loves, and advice he’d give to others. I organised a marathon to show people that there’s hope after cancer…
‘I think about my donor every single day. How could you not? He saved my life’ – Colin’s story
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After being diagnosed with essential thrombocythemia (ET), Colin’s blood disorder developed into myelofibrosis, a rare type of bone cancer. Here, he talks about his two stem cell transplants and the incredible support from his family. Would you mind telling us about when you were first diagnosed? In May 1980 I had a serious road traffic…
