Hi All,
Thank you Grant for agreeing to let me post this very personal appeal for help. By using the Horizons Unlimited HUBB I am able to reach a global audience which may make the difference...

On 14th december my wife was admitted to hospital and shortly afterwards was diagnosed with having leukaemia.

We have battled our way through Christmas and New Year and my wife is fighting hard but we need your help.

We learned last week that her brother is unfortunately not a suitable bone marrow donor ; but at that moment we didn't know just how significant this news would turn out to be.

Not all leukaemias require a marrow transplant but it's a nice thing to have a ready matched donor on hand in case yours type does.

Later in the week the bomb dropped and the Professor treating my wife told us that she is in a group of sub-segment leukaemias which means she will need a bone marrow transfer to beat this.
No matter how much I might hope and pray for a quick match , it isn't going to happen easily but we do know that the more people who are registered as willing bone marrow donors , the more chance I have of keeping my wife alive.

If you aren't already a registered donor in the UK please do us a favour and get in touch with the Anthony Nolan Trust The Anthony Nolan Trust | Reg. No. 803716 / SC038827 | Home [max age 40 years] or The British Bone Marrow Registry [ max age 49 years]

If like us you live outside the UK , the Belgian organisation can be found here: Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen [ max age 50 years] and there are similar organisations all over the world. These organisations share a global registry bone marrow donor database so please get registered as soon as possible. As the search is now on for a match for my wife it will widen and span the globe to try and find a donor.

I would be grateful if you could let me know details of organisations in your country that participate in the global registry. I know they are out there but I don't know who they are or how to refer people to them.

It's a quick blood test and some paperwork and you will be in the registry. By doing so you might be the 1:50,000 chance to save my wife's life during the next few months.
Thank you

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