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Lovely friend has leukaemia - please help!


hazmat  1 | 1
9 Dec 2024   #1
My lovely friend Theo is searching for a matching stem cell donor to cure his leukaemia. He is Polish and Anglo-Irish so people with Polish and/or Irish heritage are the most likely to be a match for him. I came to post here in the UK/Ireland category of Polish Forums in the hope I could find some people who might consider signing up!

He is just 33 years old and a much loved son, fiancée, brother and friend.

It is incredibly simple to register as a stem cell donor. Many people who register will never be called on to donate, but for those that are it is usually a straightforward process like donating blood. You could save his life, or the life of another person who is very loved!

We are on a mission to get as many people registered as we can so we can find a match for him, but we are especially looking for people with similar ethnic background as a raises the chance of a match! From the bottom of our hearts, please sign up and pass this message along to others.

You can sign up and find out more here: dkms.org.uk/get-involved/virtual-drives/get-theo-matched
Atch  24 | 4359
9 Dec 2024   #2
Hi Hazmat, I am adding an additional link that gives more information on the process. It might be a bit confusing for people because they may not realise that they don't actually need to be living in the UK, where Theo seems to be receiving his treatment. I am linking to Swab The World, their Ireland page, UK, Poland and USA pages as many users of this forum are Polish American. I would suggest that if you haven't already done so, you should also contact the Irish Blood Transfusion Service who have a register of donors. Best of luck to Theo.

swabtheworld.com/en/country/ireland

swabtheworld.com/en/country/united-kingdom

swabtheworld.com/en/country/poland

swabtheworld.com/en/country/united-states
OP hazmat  1 | 1
9 Dec 2024   #3
Thank you so much Atch, we are getting in touch with as many places as possible - thank you very much for the suggestion, we will definitely follow up.

And you are totally correct - people can join up anywhere and could be a match to someone across the globe!

Anyone US based can also sign up with DKMS US up to the age of 55: dkms.org/

Thank you again for your help and have a lovely rest of your day!
Atch  24 | 4359
9 Dec 2024   #4
You're very welcome Hazmat. You probably know about Anthony Nolan but just in case you don't, they also have patient appeals. They're affiliated to DKMS but getting yourself on to as many individual websites and locations as possible would be good. ❤️
Novichok  5 | 8492
9 Dec 2024   #5
Is this a joke? A forum with four people with brains...

When I was diagnosed with postate cancer the last thought on my mind was to go 4000 miles away to the UK for help or advice and wait 6 month for either. By that time I would be six feet under...

How about Facebook with 1 zillion subscribers?
Alien  25 | 6002
9 Dec 2024   #6
forum with four people with brains...

This isn't about a brain transplant.


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