Saving the Lives of People with Blood Cancer
An Anthony Nolan presentation moved Farida Dedes to sign up to the stem cell register. But it was a shock in 2016 when she found out she desperately needed a stem cell transplant herself. I was diagnosed with leukaemia soon after I turned 20.I was in my second year of university at the time and…
Luke Benjamin joined our register as a way of paying tribute to the memory of his recently departed grandparents. The call to be a match turned a miserable day travelling into one of the most exciting days of his life and ultimately lead to a life changing experience. One chapter ends, another begins… I heard about Anthony Nolan while…
This is Martin. After his stem cell transplant in 2014, he decided he wanted to volunteer for Anthony Nolan in not just one role, but several. We think he’s fantastic. Here, Martin talks about his different volunteering roles and what working with Anthony Nolan is really like… After my stem cell transplant in 2014, I…
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When Elise Smith joined our register in June 2013 she never expected to become a stem cell donor twice nor did she expect to find love – but she did. Her decision to help others kick-started her date with destiny and set her on her path to meet her future husband to discuss being…
Journalist, writer and broadcaster Carl Anka blogs honestly about his fears and concerns around donating and how he overcame them to do an ‘amazing’ and ‘selfless’ act. My friend was diagnosed with cancer in 2015, and a lot of my friends and I signed up in support. To be honest, I signed up then mostly…
Getting diagnosed Only two weeks before my 18th birthday, I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. My symptoms were scarce and vague which meant when it came to my diagnosis, my cancer was at a stage so bad, the tumours inside my chest were huge. One was the size of a melon and the other…
