Family of baby girl with leukaemia offering £20,000 for successful stem cell match in Nottingham
The family of an 18-month-old leukaemia patient are swabbing the communities around the nation - and offering £20,000 for a successful stem cell or bone marrow match. Little Elaiya Hameed has a rare cancer which can only be cured by a donor - most likely from someone sharing her Pakistani heritage.
"It's simpler than a Covid test and takes barely time at all, we just need people to click on the link and sign up. The money will change their life if they can change my granddaughter's. Mr Iqbal said the whole family have been "devastated" since finding out about Elaiya's diagnosis seven weeks ago. The family have now joined forces with Anthony Nolan charity, who help make connections between patients and strangers ready to donate their stem cells - and hold a bank for under 30-year-olds for stem cell donors.
He explained: "For Asian and BAME communities, the ratio of finding a match for a stem cell donor in the UK is less than 30%. Whereas an English person has a chance of 90% and above of finding match".
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