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  • 'Be impulsive. Be brave.' - Karen's stem cell donation story

    Last year, Karen received a call from the British Bone Marrow Registry, letting her know that she was a match for a patient with blood cancer. There was just one problem - she had…
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  • My stem cell transplant & my lifesaving donor - Steve's story

    In 2012, Steve had a stem cell transplant to treat his myeloma. Three years later, to celebrate World Marrow Donor Day, he had a chance to meet his lifesaving donor, Tom. In…
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  • Luke's story - donating my stem cells

    In late 2015, Luke donated his stem cells to give a complete stranger the chance of life. In today's blog, he talks about his experiences of donating - and explains why he's…
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  • Axel's story - donating stem cells, an international friendship, and Diamonds for Rice

    In 2004, Anthony Nolan found a stem cell donor for businessman Eric Evans - in the form of Axel Drewes, a young baker living in Germany, who'd signed up to the DKMS register (the…
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  • My lifesaving marathon - Norman's story

    In 1981, Norman Grimes became one of the first people in the world to successfully donate bone marrow when he saved the life of aplastic anaemia patient Joanna Ciruk. Now Norman…
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  • Life after leukaemia - Nilush's story

    In 2013, Nilush's acute myeloid leukaemia returned - and he was told he'd need a stem cell transplant to have any chance of life. After several adult donors dropped out at the…
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  • Sarah's marathon - a cord donor's story

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  • 'On this day, three years ago, a stranger saved my life' - John’s story

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  • Share your experience

    Sharing your experience You’re doing something amazing by donating your stem cells, and we would like to encourage you to share your own amazing story if you would like…
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  • Post donation care advice

    Looking after yourself No two donors are the same after donating. Some may feel tired, while others ache. Some may have no side effects at all. Please follow any advice…
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