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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

January 7, 2020 by Clare McCrudden

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

January 6, 2020 by Jonathan Kay

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)

January 2, 2020 by Clare McCrudden

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

December 16, 2019 by Clare McCrudden

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…

‘I know what it’s like to feel isolated, that’s why I wanted to share my story’ – Katy’s transplant journey

November 8, 2019 by Hayley Tomkinson

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

October 23, 2019 by Hayley Tomkinson

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…

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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

Reducing the risk of infection from cosmetic products and toiletries after your stem cell transplant

‘It’s a privilege to work with such an amazing group of patients’ – Q&A with a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)

‘I had CAR T-cell therapy after my stem cell transplant’ – Scott’s story

‘I know what it’s like to feel isolated, that’s why I wanted to share my story’ – Katy’s transplant journey

‘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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