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…
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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
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…
‘It’s a privilege to work with such an amazing group of patients’ – Q&A with a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
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 had CAR T-cell therapy after my stem cell transplant’ – Scott’s story
Scott was the 9th patient in the UK to participate in a CAR T-cell therapy trial, following a relapse from Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Scott shares with us how this treatment option became available, what led to this decision and how it was successful for his ‘dream outcome’ of remission. CAR T-cell therapy has been…