SONIA NEEDS YOUR HELP! STEM CELL DONORS - PASS THIS ON
As many of you will know, Sonia was diagnosed with ACUTE MYELOID LEUKAEMIA (AML) in November 2012 and doctors have told us that a blood stem celltransplant is her best hope of survival. She currently going through cycles of chemotherapy while
the doctors search for a donor. We need your help to get more people to register as a potential
donor, not just to help save Sonia’s life, but potentially others too. Sonia’s mother died of the same disease only just over a year ago, and
now we’re having to go through the same thing again, and so you can understand why we really
need to find a match for Sonia. WE WANT TO ASK YOU ALL TO SPREAD THIS MESSAGE AS FAR AND WIDE AS YOU CAN TO ALL FRIENDS AND FAMILY, AND PARTICULARLY INTO COMMUNITIES WITH MIXED WHITE, CHINESE, BLACK CARIBBEAN AND INDIAN CONNECTIONS, AS THESE ARE ALL PART OF SONIA’S HERITAGE, AND MOST LIKELY TO BE WHERE SHE’LL FIND A GENETIC MATCH. These groups are also the most under-represented on
donor registers. The word ‘transplant’ probably sounds daunting, BUT joining the
register and potentially becoming a donor is not complicated - YOU FILL IN A SHORT FORM AND PROVIDE A SMALL SALIVA SAMPLE – IT REALLY IS THAT EASY. Once you’re on the register, you
could come up as a match for someone like Sonia and potentially save their life. And
donating your stem cells is not much different from giving blood and there’s no operation involved. THE EASIEST WAY YOU CAN HELP: IF YOU’RE 16-30 - apply to join online here ANTHONY NOLAN
www.anthonynolan.org/join (where you’ll also find a short film explaining what’s involved and
hopefully help you make a life changing decision.) You could also get in touch with ACLT www.aclt.org (African Caribbean
Leukaemia Trust) who are particularly active in encouraging people to join the register
from under-represented groups – Black, Chinese, Indian – EXACTLY THE KIND OF PEOPLE WE NEED TO HELP FIND SONIA A MATCH, AND SAVE HER LIFE! www.anthonynolan.org
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