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Blood cancer charity
asks... "Could you be someone's perfect match this Valentine's?"
DELETE Blood Cancer UK is asking
for people in Liverpool to register as potential blood stem cell donors this
Valentine's Day to see if they could be someone's lifesaving match. The
donor recruitment charity says that, while many people will be looking for a
romantic match for Valentine's Day, around 1,800 people in the UK with blood
cancer are searching for someone with a matching tissue type who could help
save their life by donating some of their blood stem cells to them.
There are currently 8932 people in Liverpool that are registered as
potential blood stem cell donors with Delete Blood Cancer UK and the charity
is calling on more to register.
For many blood cancer patients, a blood stem cell donation from another
person is their only chance of survival and they will die if a matching
donor isn't found for them. A matching donor not being found doesn't mean
that there is nobody with a tissue type compatible with the patient. There
could be someone with a tissue type that matches the patient's, but
tragically, they may not be registered as a potential blood stem donor.
Emphasising how important it is for people in Liverpool to register, Jenny
Clegg, Head of Communications at Delete Blood Cancer UK, said:- "You
could find your perfect match in more ways than one this Valentine's Day.
Registering online as a potential blood stem cell donor only takes a few
minutes, but it could lead to you giving decades to someone else. Please
take a few minutes this Valentine's Day to register to see if you could be
someone's lifesaving match."
You can register in 5 minutes
online and request a cheek swab
kit which will enable you to do your own tissue test to become a potential
blood stem cell donor. |
