“We’re thrilled to know she has helped so many people,” shares Emilia’s dad, James.
We recently presented Emilia with a special letter to celebrate how she has inspired over 2,400 people to register with
#DKMS
, after hearing her powerful story. ✨
#InternationalDayOfHappiness
LIBBY NEEDS OUR HELP! Libby, 12, from Essex, has a rare blood disorder. She needs a blood stem cell donation to beat it. Currently, there is no matching donor anywhere in the world. Please RT and spread the word 🙏
Request a swab kit to register at
“Give me a chance to hug my lovely daughter.” 🙏
23 weeks into pregnancy, Maja received a heart-wrenching diagnosis of acute myeloid
#leukaemia
.
Her hope for survival depends on finding an unrelated blood stem cell
#donor
. Join the register today: .
Happy 1st post-transplant birthday to promising young footballer Damary!🎉
Recently he received a BloodStemCell transplant from a selfless stranger to help him beat AcuteLymphoblasticLeukaemia (ALL). He is back home & celebrating his birthday today. Go Damary!🙌
#Donate4Damary
Wonderful news - Harri has found a hero!!
"Thank you to everyone who has signed up to the bone marrow register we now have a MATCH for our little Harri. We really can’t thank everyone enough for all you have done" his family excitedly shared.
#ThursdayThoughts
Happy 3rd Re-Birthday, Livia!🥳
Livia is celebrating 3 years since her
#lifesaving
blood stem cell transplant.
Thank you to the selfless blood
#stemcell
donors who make these incredible milestones possible. ❤️
Aged 17-55? Join the register today:
MACKENZIE NEEDS OUR HELP! This little girl is just 5 months old and is fighting for her life. She urgently needs a blood stem cell donation, but no one on the register is a match. Please RT & spread the word 🙏
Request a swab kit to join the register:
Exciting update: We're delighted to share that baby Francis is showing 100% donor cells in his blood, meaning his body has accepted his
#stemcell
transplant. 🙌
Thanks to a match found on the register, Francis now has a chance at a future filled with many more milestones. ❤️
ALEX NEEDS OUR HELP! 🙏
Alex has blood cancer and his best chance of survival is to have a stem cell transplant from an unrelated donor.
PLEASE RT for this
@WestHam
super-fan!
Request a swab kit to join the register:
A huge thank you to
@MartinSLewis
for helping to raise awareness about the importance of joining the
#stemcell
register! 🙌
Are you aged 17-55? Register today at .
If you have any questions about joining the
#DKMS
register, please drop us a message! 📩
Recently, out of the blue I got a call from
@DKMS_uk
- the charity that helps people with blood cancer. I'd forgotten that 5yrs ago I did a cheek swab... but the call was to say I was a possible match for someone in urgent need of stem cell or bone marrow transplant.
It's a…
Fantastic news! Luke found a match & is now 100 days post-transplant! 😁
“Luke’s blood cells are now 100% donor! He is progressing well currently, with his strength and appetite improving every day,” said his dad, Paul.
Join us in wishing Luke all the best with his recovery ❤
We are delighted to share that little Harri is over 100 days post-transplant!! 🎉🎉🎉
Harri was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia at just 6 months old and received a stem cell transplant in April.
Join us in wishing Harri a happy and healthy (continued) recovery! 💙
CHLOE HAS FOUND HER MATCH! 🌟
We are absolutely thrilled to share that little Chloe’s wish has finally come true - she has a 9/10 match! 🎉
Join us in wishing Chloe the best of luck with her transplant, and a happy and healthy recovery.
#AHeroForChloe
*We only have THREE months to find a lifesaver for this doctor*
Dr Shahin, 57, has blood cancer. After a lifetime of helping others, he now needs our support. Please RT & spread the word 🙏
Request a swab kit to join the blood stem cell register:
Just look at this HUGE pile of swabs!
A whopping 9,000 have arrived back in the office this week 😲
Around 450 could be identified as a potential match & around 50 could go on to donate 🤞
If you’re 17-55 and in general good health, request a swab kit:
Amazing news! 🌟
12-yr-old Damary, who has been fighting
#leukaemia
, has received a blood stem cell transplant after finding his matching donor just before Christmas. 🙌
Thank you to everyone who supported the
#Donate4Damary
appeal & made this moment possible.
#LifesaverInYou
FANTASTIC NEWS! After nearly three long years searching for her lifesaver, little Chloe finally found her match & received a transplant. And yesterday, she went back to the ward to ring the bell!🔔🎉
Join us in wishing Chloe all the very best with her recovery❤️
#AHeroForChloe
ALICE NEEDS OUR HELP! Alice, 33, from Leicestershire, has blood cancer. She needs a blood stem cell donation to beat the disease. But no one on the worldwide register is a match. Please RT and spread the word 🙏
Request a swab kit to register at
Ian’s a loving father of three, however, sadly was diagnosed with an aggressive form of
#leukaemia
.
We’re on the hunt for a matching blood
#StemCellDonor
for him - could this person be on your timeline? 🔍 Please RT and read more here: 📣▶️
#IansArmy
⚠️ PLEASE RT ⚠️
IZZIE NEEDS OUR HELP! She is just 13 years old and has TWO life-threatening blood disorders. She urgently needs a blood stem cell donation, but no one on the worldwide registry is a match. 😢
Request a swab kit to join the register at
FANTASTIC NEWS - Esha has found a match!!! 🎉🥳😃
Esha, aged 4, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) back in May.
Join us in wishing Esha all the very best with her transplant and recovery ❤️
#ForEsha
Did you see us on
@thismorning
? Huge thanks to the
@ITV
team for having
@FinnTheFabulou1
and his family on the big sofa!
The amazing
@hollywills
also did her swabs and registered to be a potential blood stem cell donor! 😍😍😍
The best Christmas present ever - EVIE HAS FOUND A MATCH! 😁🎉🎁
Evie, 8, and her mum Tina were live on
@thismorning
today to announce the fantastic news.
Join us in wishing Evie all the best with her upcoming transplant - and a wonderful Christmas too! ❤️
@hollywills
@Schofe
JADE NEEDS OUR HELP! Jade, aged 4, has a rare & life-threatening blood disorder. She needs a blood stem cell donation, but no one on the worldwide register is a match. PLEASE RT & SPREAD THE WORD 🙏
Request a swab kit to join the blood stem cell register:
🌟 “WE’VE GOT HIS MATCH!” 🌟
We’re so, so pleased to share that a match has been found for baby Daniel, who was diagnosed with the rare immunodeficiency Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome.
Join us in wishing Daniel the very best of luck with his transplant and recovery. ❤️
#Join4Daniel
Fantastic news - Veer has found a match (or 3)!! 🎉🥳
Veer, aged 4, has the rare blood disorder fanconi anaemia.
After 16 months of searching, he has found THREE matches & could soon be given a second chance at life 😍
Join us in wishing him all the best with his transplant ❤️
AMELIA NEEDS OUR HELP! She is just 12 years old and has blood cancer. She urgently needs a blood stem cell donation, but no one on the worldwide register is a match. Please RT & spread the word 🙏
Request a swab kit to join the register today:
We’re delighted to share that over 3,600 people ordered swab kits this weekend. Thank you,
@MartinSLewis
, for your fantastic support. 🙌
Did you recently order a kit? Make sure to complete it and post it back to DKMS so that we can officially add you to the
#stemcell
register!💌
Recently, out of the blue I got a call from
@DKMS_uk
- the charity that helps people with blood cancer. I'd forgotten that 5yrs ago I did a cheek swab... but the call was to say I was a possible match for someone in urgent need of stem cell or bone marrow transplant.
It's a…
FANTASTIC NEWS – baby Gunner has found a match!! 😃🎉
Gunner's search was urgent as he needs a transplant before he turns two in October, so we are absolutely over the moon to hear this news!
Join us in wishing Gunner all the very best with his transplant and recovery ❤️
AMAZING news – Sheldon has found a match!! 🎉🎉🎉
Sheldon, 28, was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2016. After chemotherapy he went into remission, but later relapsed twice.
Join us in wishing Sheldon all the very best with his upcoming transplant. 😁
#SwabforSheldon
❤
📌 URGENT REQUEST: Our registration numbers have fallen and we need your help
Please, please spread the word. A simple RT could mean that someone finds their lifesaving blood stem cell donor. 🙏
Request a swab kit to join the register today:
Baby Francis was diagnosed with acute myeloid
#leukaemia
(AML) at just 15 weeks old. 💔
Now, he needs a
#stemcell
match from an unrelated donor to survive.
Visit to join the
#stemcell
register and share this post to help find his lifesaver. 🙏
Could you be 5-year-old Emilia's lifesaver? ❤️
Diagnosed with
#aplasticanaemia
, her only chance of survival is a blood
#stemcell
transplant.
Join the blood stem cell register to become a potential
#lifesaver
:
"Things I’ve found more uncomfortable than donating stem cells:
1. Bikini wax 👙
2. Post bottomless brunch hangover 🥂
3. First gym session after Christmas 💪
4. Breaking in new shoes 👠
5. PMS pains 😩
6. Rush hour commute 🚇
7. Being near blue cheese 🧀"
- Ellice, DKMS donor
We have INCREDIBLE news to share with you. Baby Mats has a match ❤️ ❤️
There’s still a long journey ahead, but we’re absolutely thrilled for Mats and his family and know how moved they are from all the love and support you’ve shown them 💪
#MatsMatch
We're delighted to share that Francis from
#Liverpool
has found his perfect
#stemcell
match! 💪
A massive THANK YOU to all who rallied behind Francis these past few weeks. 🙌 Let's send Francis and his family our best wishes as he prepares to undergo his life-changing transplant.
This is what you helped us achieve in 2019 😲😲😲
A staggering 228k new potential lifesavers registered with us last year.
And 276 people donated their blood stem cells to give someone a second chance at life.
How incredible is that?!
Here’s to an even more successful 2020 🤞
Look at this absolute tower of returned swab kits 😯
That’s a lot of potential donors joining the register this month 💪
You too can give the gift of hope this Christmas by returning your swab kit to us. Remember, we can’t complete your registration until you return your kit.
We are delighted to share that Finn McEwen, who was diagnosed with MDS in 2015, has been totally discharged from hospital! 🎉
“It was the most unbelievable and wonderful thing to hear,” said his mum, Carole.
Thank you to everyone who helped
#SaveFinnMcEwen
❤️🙌
“When life gives you a hundred reasons to break down & cry, show life you have a hundred reasons to smile & laugh.” 💕
Olivia was diagnosed with
#HodgkinsLymphoma
at 21 yrs old. Now in remission, Olivia is using her voice to help people fighting
#cancer
all over the world. ✊
ESHA NEEDS OUR HELP! This little girl is just 4 years old & has blood cancer. She urgently needs a blood stem cell donation, but no one on the worldwide registry is a match. PLEASE RT & spread the word 🙏
Request a swab kit to join the register:
#ForEsha
This guy missed the
#EURO2020
semi-final at Wembley so he could donate his stem cells to help save the life of a stranger. 🥺
What an absolute superhero.
Thank you Sam. You are just incredible! ❤️
“One day, could have been the last day”
Sam Astley missed the
#Euros2020
semi-final at Wembley so he could donate his stem cells to save a life.
Now, as a thank you, he's been gifted final tickets. He told
#BBCBreakfast
it was an easy decision.
ADELINE HAS FOUND A MATCH! 🎉🎉
Adeline, 3, was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) last year.
Her mum, Steph, said: “We can’t wait to thank this person, but words are never ever going to be enough.”
Join us in wishing Adeline the very best with her transplant ❤
⚠️ COLIN NEEDS OUR HELP! He is just 18 and has blood cancer. His only chance of survival is a blood stem cell donation, but there is no matching donor anywhere in the world. Please RT & help us find Colin his lifesaver 🙏🏽
Request a swab kit to register at
UPDATE: We’re delighted to say that Bobby has found a matching donor and has undergone his blood
#stemcell
transplant! 🙌
A huge thank you to everyone that supported Bobby’s appeal, whether you joined the blood stem cell register for him, or helped to share his story. ❤️
#DKMS
PLEASE RT! This baby boy is just 7 months old and fighting for his life 💔
Baby Arend has a rare, life-threatening disease & urgently needs a blood stem cell donation, but no one in the world is a match 😢
Request a swab kit to join the register now:
Peter is a 43 yo husband, father to 2 amazing boys, and searching for a potential lifesaver ❤️
He desperately needs to find a matching blood stem cell donor so he can be there to watch his children grow up. The likelihood is, there's a match for Peter out there somewhere.
1/3
“It was exciting and emotional to know that I would be able to help someone. I now know that my stem cells went to a man in Germany. I hope that everything went well and that he now has a second chance at life." ✈️🇩🇪
~ Jessica, stem cell donor/superhero
This is Will.
A superhero who has just donated his stem cells to a complete stranger in the middle of a global pandemic 🦸
“My cells are now going to somehow make it through all the travel bans & restrictions to hopefully give someone a second chance at life."
#LifesaverInYou
🎉 SHEENA HAS FOUND HER MATCH! 🎉
We are delighted to share the news that a matching blood stem cell donor has been found for 18-year-old Sheena!
Join us in wishing Sheena the best of luck with her transplant and recovery. ❤️
#SaveSheena
Absolutely fantastic news!
@almurray
's nephew, Finley, received a blood stem cell transplant from a matching donor and is now back home with his family 🏡😍🎉
Finley has been allowed home now (though they're still keeping an eye on him) and it was only possible because someone out there donated blood stem cells. Go to and register to see if you can help too
@DKMS_uk
After hearing about us on ITV's
@thismorning
yesterday, a whopping 8,598 people requested a home swab kit! 🎉
That's 8,598 new potential blood stem cell donors & 8,598 potential second chances at life!! ❤️
THANK YOU!
Read more and watch the full clip at
⚠️ Evie’s only matching donor pulled out of donating their stem cells with just weeks to go before her transplant. She urgently needs our help to find another hero.
Request a swab kit to register as a potential blood stem cell donor today
#EvieNeedsAHero
🎉 500,000 REGISTERED BLOOD STEM CELL DONORS 🎉
We are thrilled to announce that we have registered half a million potential lifesavers in the UK!
We reached this incredible milestone yesterday (24 April) while registering lifesavers
@OntheBeachUK
.
#MoreDonorsMoreHope
💖
An amazing 196 people signed up to be potential blood stem cell donors at our registration event
@Everton
's Goodison Park at the weekend. That's 196 people who might go on to save someone's life! 😍💙
COULD YOU BE ARYA’S ANGEL? 🤞
Arya needs our help fighting aplastic anaemia, a rare blood disorder.
Request a swab kit to register as a potential blood stem cell donor today:
#AngelforArya
❤️
Fantastic news! Liya has received a transplant & results are showing 100% donor cells 😍
Liya has acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). With no matching donor, Liya’s family went ahead with a transplant from her daddy - a 50% match.
We’re wishing Liya all the best with her recovery ❤️
More than 5,000 people requested a swab kit to join the DKMS register yesterday, after seeing (or hearing)
@almurray
on TV & radio! Absolutely incredible!! 👏🔥
Thank you for everything you continue to do for us, Al. What a legend ❤️
We're delighted to share that Emilia has found her matching stem cell donor! ❤️
A huge thank you to everyone who helped share her story earlier this year. 🙏
Let's send her our best wishes as she prepares to undergo her
#stemcell
transplant. 🌈
Comedian
@almurray
is urging people to sign up to the blood stem cell register after his six-year old nephew was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of childhood leukaemia.
Al explains what to do...
"Donating my stem cells is by far, one of my greatest achievements and something I’m incredibly proud of. If I ever have the chance again, I’d do it 10 times over."
— Davesh, stem cell donor
Rufus, aged 7, has blood cancer. He needs a blood stem cell donation from a matching donor, but currently no one on the worldwide register is a match. PLEASE RT & help us find a lifesaver for Rufus 🙏
Request a swab kit to join the register today:
🗞️Amazing news!
Inspired by a letter from 8-year-old Max, an incredible 10k people took the first step to become potential blood
#StemCell
#donors
& requested swab kits in just 24 hours!😀
Read Max's letter & the response from his dad Peter:
#10000donors
We’re ecstatic to share that Kaiya has found her matching blood stem cell donor – the perfect birthday present! 🎉
Here is her video message to all of you 🎥 . Her appeal to find a match has inspired more than 11,550 people to register as potential lifesavers!
#CureKaiya
“After donating, I received the amazing news that my stem cells had been flown to America to help a woman over there. ✈️🇺🇸
“You too could be saving a life by donating a couple of hours of yours.”
~ Chay, stem cell superhero ❤️
THIS BABY NEEDS OUR HELP! Helene has blood cancer. She urgently needs a blood stem cell donation, but no one on the worldwide registry is a match. PLEASE RT & spread the word 🙏
Request a swab kit to join the register today:
#HeroForHelene
❤️
We’re super happy to announce we have reached an important milestone of 70,000 blood stem cell donations worldwide! The milestone was reached in Germany, when 19-year-old Willi Blüm donated his stem cells to give a patient in need a second chance at life.
“It is one of the easiest things you can do to impact another person’s life and that impact is so massive.
“You're giving a child their childhood, a mother more time with her children & a grandparent a chance to hold their grandchildren.”
~ Jacob, 26, DKMS donor & lifesaver 💕
Finn the Fabulous is celebrating being one year post-transplant today!! 😁🎉🥳
“We are so grateful that this day sparked the beginning that has given us another year with our boy,” said Finn’s mum, Jo.
Join us in wishing
@FinnTheFabulou1
a fantastic day of celebrations ❤
We only have 5 MONTHS to find a lifesaver for baby Gunner. Please RT & spread the word 🤞
Gunner has Hurler syndrome, a rare & progressive disease. A blood stem cell donation is his best chance of survival.
Request a swab kit to join the register today:
#FinntheFabulous
is 100 days post-transplant!! 💯💯💯
Finn's mum, Jo, says he is doing really well and is looking ace. 👏
Over the weekend, he even slept in his own bed for the first time in 6 weeks!
Join us in wishing him the best of luck with his ongoing recovery. ❤️
FANTASTIC NEWS - baby Reign rang the end of treatment bell this week!! 🔔
Reign was diagnosed with the rare blood disorder, HLH, in August this year. He has since found a matching donor and received a transplant.
Join us in wishing Reign all the best with his recovery ❤️
🙏 5-year-old Mia needs your help!
🐾 Animal lover Mia has acute lymphatic
#leukaemia
and urgently needs a matching blood stem
#donor
. Could it be you?
🤝 Join the blood stem cell register today:
DKMS has some exciting news..
A matching blood
#stemcell
donor has been found for
@helpourhenry
! 🙌
Henry has
#DiamondBlackfanAnaemia
& relies on regular blood transfusions to survive but this blood stem cell donation will finally give him a chance to lead a healthy life. ❤
“My name is Maxwell McCleave and I’m in year 4 at primary school and I’m 8 years old.
My Dad has myeloma, which is a blood cancer that I really don’t want him to have.”
Read Maxwell’s full letter asking you to help dad Peter beat blood cancer:
#10000donors
“It feels really great to know that you have given somebody hope and a second chance of life. It is genuinely the most rewarding thing that I have ever done and I would do it again tomorrow if I had the chance!” ❤️
~ Susan, blood stem cell donor & superhero
When you’re asked to donate 4 million stem cells and you actually donate 26 million… talk about SUPERHERO! 🦸♂️
Leighton said: “Putting my body through this experience was tough. But I would do it all over again within a heartbeat.”
#LifesaverInYou
Not all superheroes wear capes. Sometimes they carry a bag of stem cells and donate to a stranger in the middle of a pandemic. 😍
“Please, if you can, join the registry. It's so easy! And the feeling of helping someone in need is extraordinary.”
~ Kelsey, DKMS donor & superhero
💙RAJIE HAS FOUND A MATCH! 💙His family joyously said: “words cannot express our gratitude to the donor for this selfless act.” With over 53 drives and 3,600 potential lifesavers signed up, they also said: “we've been truly overwhelmed by the support from everyone.”
#Match4Rajie
Fantastic news – Haris has had a blood stem cell transplant! 🎉 🎉 🎉
Thanks to a kind donor from Israel, Haris now has a fighting chance of beating acute myeloid leukaemia & pursuing his cricket dreams. 🏏
Join us in wishing Haris a happy and healthy recovery! ❤
#hope4haris
When they’re not helping to save lives, they’re… oh. Helping to save lives! 🙌
Antonia and Sam from
@LondonFire
have swabbed to join the stem cell register 🔥🚒
Have you?
🌻 The BEST news: Sharon has found a matching donor! 🌻
After months of searching this mum of three from Belfast has just found her 90% donor match 🎉
We hope you’ll join us in wishing Sharon the very best with her recovery.
#SaveOurSunflower
#SunflowerSaved
In Jan this year, Finley was diagnosed with a rare condition (HLH). His parents were told he urgently needed a blood stem cell donation.
This week they received the BEST news: a 9/10 match has been found in Brazil!
Let's congratulate Finn the Fabulous on this amazing news 👏❤
“So today, I did my part. We lost Sebastian on the 31st Jan, suddenly to AML. He only survived a day and a half before we had to make a decision to let him go peacefully. Today I sent my swabs off in the hope that in Sebastian's name I can help someone else have a chance 🌙✨💙”
Just when we thought we couldn't love
@almurray
any more...
Here he is, in action, registering potential lifesavers! 😍
We are so grateful to Al for his support & to everyone who has registered, donated money, or helped to raise awareness.
Let's keep this momentum going! 🙌
PLEASE RT & REGISTER IF YOU CAN. EMMETT NEEDS OUR HELP! 🙏
Emmett, 4, has a rare and life-threatening blood disorder. He needs a blood stem cell donation from a matching donor to beat it.
Request a swab kit to join the register today:
"I’m proud that my bone marrow will be heading to somebody really in need of it and hopefully help them fight their cancer." Ella signed up with DKMS UK under the
#swabforsykes
campaign, and a year and a half later, she was matched with someone who needed her donation.
🌟SO FAR THIS YEAR... 🌟
We’ve registered more than 52,000 new potential blood stem cell donors and an incredible 67 people have given a second chance at life! 🎈
THANK YOU! 🙌🏻💪🏻👏🏻
Marley from Newport needs a
#BloodStemCellDonor
. Could it be you?
Mum Shaney said: "Words can't describe how over the moon I am about the response we have had, inc.
@lemontwittor
's support.But a match hasn’t been found in the whole world."
#MarrowForMarley
Can you help? 4-year-old Myla from
#Sheffield
needs a matching
#blood
#stemcell
donor to beat
#aplasticanemia
.
You could be the match Myla or someone like her is looking for. Pls register as a potential donor and RT—
Together we’ve reached an incredible milestone. Meet Jim: The 1,000th donor to donate their blood stem cells through DKMS UK. 🎉🎉🎉
Jim, 57, signed up back in 2016 when a friend’s son was searching for a donor.
Three years later, his phone rang… 📞
#LifesaverInYou