Real stories
A blood cancer diagnosis can be life-changing, not just for the patient but for the family and friends who love them. Read their stories below.
In a heartbeat
“There was no question about it, I was a match and the patient needed me. I said, ‘sign me up!’”, says Tom.
Pharoah’s Comeback
“I remember going to the gym and feeling tired but shrugged it off, until it got worse and worse”, says Pharoah
Rachel Sharma
After spending more than half her life battling illness, Rachel Sharma now has dreams of helping others and is thankfully able to do so, thanks to the help of a complete stranger.
Avary
Kapa haka performer Avary Patutama is encouraging more people with Maori and Pacific Island ancestry to join the NZ Bone Marrow Donor Registry.
Joseph
When Joseph Heke (Ngapuhi/Ngati Hineuru) started dating his girlfriend Melissa (Ngati Maniapoto) in 2007, it led him on a path to saving lives.
Donald
Just three months after diagnosing a young woman with cancer at a medical practice, Dr. Donald Taylor was completely unaware he himself would be undergoing treatment for leukaemia.
Chace
Three days before his first birthday, Ryan and Keri Found out that a bone marrow aspirate had determined that Chace had a rare strain of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML).