7 year-old Missouri City girl needs a lifesaving match to beat blood cancer
At the age of just seven years old, Lillian from Missouri, TX in the US, has been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and will need a bone marrow transplant. But currently, there is nobody on the worldwide register who is a suitable match.
This devastating news came at a time when her older brother Jerry was undergoing a second stem cell transplant in his own fight against AML. The family has learned that the children’s father has a genetic mutation that causes AML in the children. Unfortunately, she recently hit a major roadblock in her treatment. Her blood count is now low and her condition took a turn for the worse.
Lillian is of Chinese descent and nobody in her family is a match. While it is more likely that Lillian will find a matching donor in someone who shares her ethnicity, anyone could be the match that will save her life.
A matching donor was found last year in China, but due to Covid-19 restrictions, that donor is not able to be her lifesaver. So the family are now urgently searching for a new potential match, who could be the miracle they have been wishing for.
How you can help
If you’d like to register as a potential blood stem cell donor you can check your eligibility and request a home swab kit today.
Anyone aged between 17-55 and in general good health can go on standby as a potential lifesaver. If you're not eligible or you're already registered, why not check the other ways to get involved in the fight against blood cancer or help us cover donor registration costs?
