a few seconds agoNearly 5,000 people wait in the rain to test if they can give cells to the cancer guy
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Thousands of people in Great Britain have expressed themselves willing to donate cells to the recovery of a five-year-old boy who is suffering from cancer. The needs of young Oscar Saxelby-Lee for healing brought together 4855 people waiting in line and in rainy weather over the weekend to run medical tests and to [...]
The boy Oscar Saxelby-Lee's need for healing gathered 4855 people waiting in line and in rainy weather over the weekend to run medical tests and see if they have suitable cells for curing baby disease.
Doctors say that this child has only three months to find the right donor from which blood cells can be taken to treat the acute lymphoblastic leukemia disease from which the boy suffers.
He has been subjected to chemotherapy since his diagnosis in December of last year, but further severe treatment is needed to cure the disease.
His family is struggling with time to find a suitable donor for their son as soon as possible. They say the likelihood of the baby surviving will be greatly reduced if the donor is not found within the next three months.
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, known as “blood cancer”, is a rare disease. Only 650 people a year are affected by this disease in Great Britain, while half of them are children, broadcast the testostos.
