Somebody you know could be the perfect match for a patient in need of a bone marrow transplant. Please help us spread the message, click here.
“No one thought Luca would make it through that weekend. In the blink of an eye, the future we had planned was torn away,” recalls Rebecca Park, mother of four-year-old Luca, who has been battling a rare and aggressive spinal cord tumour since he was just 15 weeks old.
A cancer survivor from Newport is calling for more people to become lifesavers with the Welsh Blood Service after an emotional meet-up to surprise her stem cell donor.
More people than ever before can now join Welsh Blood Service’s bone marrow registry to help patients overcome blood cancers and blood disorders. The change has been well-received by former patients and survivors across the globe, including Emma Capps, an American who overcame a rare and life-threatening blood disorder thanks to receiving a stem cell donation from Welshman Chris Nunn.
Whether you’re looking forward to making your first donation, a veteran donor or a keen supporter, here’s a selection of inspirational stories to show the incredible difference donating makes.
Current blood stock levels
9.0 days
supply9.4 days
supply7.6 days
supply5.0 days
supply7.1 days
supply7.9 days
supply11.3 days
supply8.3 days
supply