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A lifelong Guernsey resident has launched a desperate appeal for a stem cell donor to save his life and gift him the chance to watch his grandchild grow up.

Mark Falliaze, 53, has myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and has been told by doctors that he urgently requires new stem cells from a stranger to rebuild his immune system, so he can fight infection and disease.

A mother from Jersey is appealing for stem cell donors to step forward after being told her childhood sweetheart needs a transplant to save his life.

Antonio Ferreira, a gardener, was diagnosed with Sézary syndrome - an aggressive and rare blood cancer in autumn 2017 after experiencing skin irritation. He is receiving regular treatment in Jersey and London, but three months ago doctors told the father-of-one his best chance of survival is to have a stem cell transplant: cells, with the same tissue type, to replace and repair his own damaged cells.

Olivia Colman has been named as Anthony Nolan's new patron.

The actor, who has supported the charity for a number of years, will take up the role in order to raise awareness of Anthony Nolan's mission to match individuals willing to donate their stem cells to people who desperately need lifesaving transplants.

Olivia's connection with Anthony Nolan came about after the charity found a stem cell donor for one of her close friends. 

Sixty Anthony Nolan LGBTQ+ staff and allies will march with over 300 other organisations at this week's 'Pride in London' to help Anthony Nolan mark 10 years of gay and bisexual men joining the stem cell register.

The group, which includes LGBTQ+ donors, is celebrating the fact that In September 2007,  Anthony Nolan took the pioneering step to allow gay and bisexual men to sign up to potentially save the life of a stranger in desperate need. 

The BBC have reported that the brother of a 33-year-old mother from Walsall, who needed a lifesaving stem cell transplant, has been given a six month visa and they are working with him so he can travel as 'soon as possible'.

The family of a mother-of-two and lifelong Manx resident have launched a desperate appeal for a stem cell donor to save her life.

Jane Subachus from Sandygate, has myelofibrosis and has been told by doctors that she urgently requires new stem cells from a stranger to rebuild her immune system, so she can fight infection and disease.

Shirley Kordie is a 33-year-old mother from Walsall who has been living with hypoplastic MDS – a very rare form of blood cancer for the last seven years. Shirley needs a stem cell transplant from her brother Joseph, a nurse who lives in Ghana – but the Home Office has refused him a visa because he doesn’t earn enough money. 

Anthony Nolan is very pleased to announce that Alastair Stirling Boyle has been celebrated in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to charity, particularly Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and to the Anthony Nolan Partnership. 

In response to the news Anthony Nolan’s Chief Executive, Henny Braund, said: 

In response to the publication of 'A review into black, Asian, mixed race and minority ethnic blood, stem cell and organ donation', Henny Braund, Chief Executive of blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan, says:

'Anthony Nolan was very pleased to contribute to the report and offer our full support as attention turns to securing the successful implementation of the review’s recommendations.

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