The family of a teen with leukemia from Northern Irelandis urging people to enroll in the Stem Cell Registry because a transplant is their only chance of survival. increase.
Calling for help from age 16 to his 30-year-old man diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia Newryhis 14-year-old by Daniel Greer's family It is done. two months ago.
Since his diagnosis, he has been admitted to the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children and has been receiving intensive chemotherapy.
Doctors say his only chance of survival is through stem cell donation. Because this helps rebuild his immune system.
Daniel Greer and his brother James hugging in the hospital (family handout)
Mother Anne Greer: says so. He is a bright young man who brightens up any room he enters.
``His wicked sense of humor still lifts us, even now that he is in the hospital receiving chemotherapy.
``These people, like Daniel, are in dire need of a stem cell transplant. It may help him, as do many others around the world who are suffering.”
Young men account for more than half of stem cell transplants for patients with hematological cancers and diseases, butAnthony Nolan According to Blood Cancer, a charity that supports an international appeal called the DoItForDaniel campaign, which only accounts for 18% of registrants.
Daniel complained of pain in his back and neck until a series of blood tests confirmed his illness.
Aggressive chemotherapy has been used to put him in remission so he may be able to undergo a transplant.
Concordant within the family He is the only one in his four to be found.
Daniel needs a stem cell transplant from an unrelated donor. His brother James does not match .
We hope that the sports and music enthusiast can continue to enjoy his scuba diving, mountain biking and rugby.
Daniel is also a member of the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland, where he plays trumpet.
So far, hometown support has included encouraging people to enroll in the Stem Cell Registry from a pharmacy in Newry.
At Belfast International Airport.
Anthony Nolan Chief Executive Officer Henny Braund said: We will do our best to support Daniel as he waits for news of a life-saving donor.
"Last year, more than 1,300 people around the world with blood cancer or blood disorders were given a second chance at life, thanks to the amazing people who joined Anthony Nolan's registry."
``But too many people, like Daniel, are told they don't have a matching donor. And it's easy: I encourage people in good health, especially young men between the ages of 16 and 30, to come forward and potentially save the lives of people like Daniel."
ages 16-30 can go online at www.anthonynolan.org/DoItForDaniel and join the Anthony Nolan Register.
