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 felt overwhelmingly happy after donating, as the significance of what had just happened began to set in – Max’s story
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After Max donated his stem cells to potentially save someone’s life, he felt ‘overwhelmingly happy’ and was inspired to do more. Shocked that more people weren’t aware of stem cell donation, he decided that 2019 was the year for a big challenge with the help of the most powerful mathematical force in the universe… When…
‘We just wanted her to be able to get away from all the horrible stuff going on in her life’ – Rachel and Jasmine’s story
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Caroline, in our Patient Services team, spoke to Rachel about her daughter Jasmine’s experience at Over The Wall, a camp for children with serious health issues part-funded by Anthony Nolan. Can you tell me a little bit about Jasmine? She’s coming up for 16 now. She was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) when she…
What does the NHS Long Term Plan mean for stem cell transplant patients?
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This week, the NHS released a long-term plan setting out its priorities for the service over the next ten years. This followed the government’s announcement to increase NHS funding by £20 billion a year by 2023. Our Policy and Public Affairs Officer, Bradley Price, explains everything you need to know about how the plan will…
‘I don’t want to pigeon hole her as a “cancer kid”.’ – Naomi and Sharon’s story
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Caroline, in our Patient Services team, spoke to Sharon about her daughter Naomi’s experience at Over The Wall, a camp for children with serious health issues part-funded by Anthony Nolan. Can you tell me a little bit about Naomi? Naomi was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in October 2014 and had a bone…
Losing someone after their stem cell transplant – Darren’s story
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Losing someone close to you after a stem cell transplant can be devastating. Although it’s a challenging treatment, there is often a lot of hope that it will give a long-term remission. Sadly, despite the best efforts of everyone involved, it’s not always successful. At Anthony Nolan we’ve been working with people who have lost…
‘It’s in the darkest moments in your life that you see the best in humanity and see just how many people really care for and about you’ – Keith’s story
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When Keith, 48 from Kettering, was diagnosed with hairy cell leukaemia, a type of blood cancer, he turned his love of football into a chance to raise funds and awareness about stem cell donation. Support from my football club I was diagnosed with hairy cell leukaemia on 11 July 2018 – as a football…
