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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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‘To go from, “I’m sorry, you’ll never be cured,” to, “You are cured.” – those were the best words I’ve ever heard in my life.’ – Donna’s story
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When Donna was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2009, she was worried about the impact on her young family. A decade later, Donna is back running around after her boys after having a lifesaving stem cell transplant in 2016. This is her story. When I heard the word ‘cancer’, the first thing I thought was,…
‘It felt great to be a child again – and I don’t just mean for Louisa – I mean for all of us.’ – Louisa’s time at Family Camp
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In 2017, Louisa was diagnosed with leukaemia at just 12 years old and needed a stem cell transplant to survive. Thankfully, she had a match, but the treatment and recovery took its toll on the whole family. Here, Karine, Louisa’s mum, tells us how much Family Camp made such a difference. Transplant and recovery were…
The confidence boost after camp was massive. He came away thinking, ‘I can do this, I’m not the little slow one anymore, I’m the same as everybody else.’ – Drew’s mum Helen, Family Camp 2019
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Drew was born with a condition called Diamond-Blackfan anaemia, which results in bone marrow failure. He had a bone marrow transplant in 2014 when he was four years old, and is now a bouncy, full-of-life nine-year-old! Here, his mum Helen tells us how freeing Family Camp was for their family. We found out about Family…
Reducing the risk of infection from cosmetic products and toiletries after your stem cell transplant
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In this blog, our Science Communications Manager, Jonathan Kay, looks at how make-up products could cause infections post-transplant and the steps you can take to help reduce the risk. Picking up an infection is an understandable and realistic concern for all stem cell transplant patients because it can take some time for their donor’s stem…
‘It’s a privilege to work with such an amazing group of patients’ – Q&A with a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
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Lorna Welsh is an Anthony Nolan Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) working at The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow. Every Anthony Nolan CNS delivers specialised care to patients, providing information, guidance and support. Here Lorna talks to us about how she became a CNS, describes her typical day working with transplant patients in Glasgow and what she…
‘I feel like he’s my brother now’ – Ross and Pascal’s Christmas story
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After two years of anonymous letters, Ross had an emotional Christmas meeting in Cologne with his donor Pascal, who he now thinks of as his ‘brother’. The two have created a special bond and are looking forward to meeting again in England next year.
