Saving the Lives of People with Blood Cancer
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When Doug found out about the need to diversify the stem cell register, he immediately signed up. This Black History Month, he wants to spread the word about the difference joining the register can make. Seven years ago, at university, I went to a Marrow event and they were talking about stem cell donations. I…
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Matt was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia, and went on to receive a transplant from his sister Liz in 2014. Liz shares her experience of donating to a sibling, and how her family coped with her brother’s diagnosis and their fears. It has taken me a long time to sit down and write this, but I…
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…
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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…
Former Anthony Nolan staffer Francis Mason blogs about how doing something as simple as donating his stem cells turned out to be one of the most amazing things he’s done. I used to work for Anthony Nolan in their digital team and joined the register not long after starting, when I was 28. I had…
