Staff and pupils at St Benedict's School are launching a desperate appeal for donors to help leukaemia sufferer Rebekah Deponeo.The 13-year-old's chances of survival hinge on finding a donor for a bone marrow transplant.Blood tests are being carried out at the Arle Road, Cheltenham, school on Thursday to find a match.
Rebekah was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia - a rare form of cancer that affects only 500 people a year in the UK - in June after complaining of stiff legs.Initial X-rays indicated nothing but the disease was spotted after a blood test showed some abnormal results.
The session at St Benedict's is being run in conjunction with the Anthony Nolan Trust, the charity that finds lifesaving donors for patients in need of a bone marrow transplant.
Everyone tested will be entered into the charity's database.Their blood may be matched with Rebekah or someone in need of a transplant.
The testing session is being run at St Benedict's School, Arle Road, Cheltenham, from 4pm to 7pm on Thursday.
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I am going
not sure i could go with my condition. no point giving my tarnished blood to someone else
oh not sure if this includes bone marrow - but i think mine are fecked anyway. i will look into it and see if i can
What condittion? Needleitis? ;o)
I had my bone marro tested when i was five. Wasnt very nice.
I didgo, thought you were going to call me to say you wanted a lift or something.
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