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Mum whose son, 12, died after leukaemia diagnosis aims to help ‘save other children’ with 12 fundraising challenges

A mother whose 12-year-old boy died following a leukaemia diagnosis after doctors “tried everything they possibly could” has undertaken 12 physical challenges in 12 months to raise money to “help save the lives of other children”. Amy Dixon, 46, a ...

07 Jul 2023 at 08:32

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‘Cancer isn’t all about chemo’ – Mother says gut-friendly recipes helped improve son’s survival chances from 13% to 97%

A mother who claims her gut-friendly recipes helped improve her young son’s survival chances from leukaemia from 13% to 97% has said “cancer isn’t all about chemo”. Sarah Cripps, 38, a business owner from Surrey, said her son Teddy was diagnosed ...

04 Feb 2025 at 06:30

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Dad told he has leukaemia on Valentine’s and planned funeral looks forward to meal with wife in remission one year later

A father-of-four who was told he has leukaemia on Valentine’s Day 2023 and given 24 hours to live on two occasions during treatment, leading him to plan his own funeral, has since reached remission and is looking forward to having a romantic ...

14 Feb 2024 at 06:30

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Family rallies for brave 4 year-old Tipperary girl relocating to UK for vital chemo and transplant

Family members have rallied to help a very proud Boherlahan girl after she was diagnosed with a rare immunodeficiency. Four year-old Peggy Leahy will have to undergo chemotherapy and a bone narrow transplant, and two close family friends ...

08 Aug 2024 at 14:33

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Drag queen diagnosed with cancer twice in one year says discovery of ‘menace’ alter ego Shanika Sunrise saved their life

A drag queen who was diagnosed with cancer twice in one year after relapsing has said the discovery of their “menace” alter ego Shanika Sunrise saved their life during gruelling treatment. Jay Swinnerton, 26, a non-binary transfeminine ...

17 Apr 2024 at 16:17

Scots Euros fan says blood is ‘100% German’ after lifesaving transplant

A Scotland fan travelling to Munich to watch his team play in the first game of the Euros has told how his life was saved by a bone marrow transplant from a German donor almost 25 years ago. Ally Brown, 41, who lives in Haddington, ...

14 Jun 2024 at 00:01

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Bone marrow match needed for St Johnston mum-of-four battling leukaemia

A young St Johnston mother-of-four who is battling leukaemia needs a match for a bone marrow transplant. Patrice McCrossan, née Rodgers, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in January. The 33-year-old, a mother to four ...

29 Mar 2024 at 17:33

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Strangers who became ‘best friends’ after stem cell donation saved the other’s life celebrate 25 years since transplant

Two strangers who became “best friends” after a stem cell donation saved the other’s life have celebrated 25 years since the transplant took place by writing letters to each other every year. Samantha Johnson, 42, a ...

10 Jan 2025 at 06:30

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‘I have a 1 in 6 million condition and walking feels like stepping on hot coals – now I’m running the London Marathon’

A young sportsman whose health “disappeared overnight” after he was diagnosed with a “one in six million” condition which makes him feel like he is walking on “hot coals” due to nerve damage in his feet is ...

04 Apr 2024 at 10:21

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Mum ‘disappointed’ it took nearly fatal cancer diagnosis for doctors to address painful and lifelong sickle cell disease

A young mother has said she is “disappointed” it took a potentially fatal lymphoma diagnosis for doctors to address her painful sickle cell disease after the lifelong condition was “cured” by her ...

18 Sept 2024 at 06:30

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‘I was diagnosed with a rare form of leukaemia at 17 and my sister, 11, donated life-saving bone marrow’

A brother has described what it was like for his 11-year-old sister to give him a life-saving bone marrow transplant after he was diagnosed at 17 with an ultra-rare form of leukaemia that ...

07 Apr 2026 at 06:55

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