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donating umbilical cord blood appeal

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Pollaidh Thu 02-Nov-17 19:29:55

www.helplila.com/what-you-can-do

If you have a new grandchild on the way, please take a look at the link. Lila is the child of a colleague of my daughter so I am helping to spread the word about the immense value of donating cord blood. My daughter is making arrangements to donate following birth of next baby in March. I had no idea it was so precious!

Deedaa Thu 02-Nov-17 21:12:29

I 've heard of someone with multiple myeloma who is having an umbilical cord stem cell transplant. Because they couldn't get a good match in this country half the cells are coming from Germany and the rest from Russia. We shan't know for some time whether it has been successful.