Stephen Sykes, 26, from Shepton Mallet in Somerset, is dying from Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He needs a stem-cell transplant to save his life.
He’s appealing online for donors. Brass players throughout the country are taking a swab to see if they might be a match.
Can you help?
Click here for how to.
WIN: Matias Tarnopolsky played hardball in compensation negotiations…
Top-selling pianist Vikingur Ólafsson will premiere John Adams’s…
Message received: The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association announced…
The Rudolf Kempe Society has announced the death…
Session expired
Please log in again. The login page will open in a new tab. After logging in you can close it and return to this page.
I searched FB for “Stephen’s Journey”, but there are several and I didn’t see the relevant one.
Also, what are the criteria for being a possible donor?
Hi John
You can find stephen’s Journey here :- https://m.facebook.com/groups/630583560441152/
The stem cell register for dkms can be found here http://www.dkms.org.uk
That should give you the information regarding criteria – many thanks for your interest, please share if possible.
Usually it’s just if the person is a match (like a blood donor, but more complicated… more like being an organ donor I think).
Hi John
Here is the link directly to Stephen’s Journey :-
https://m.facebook.com/groups/630583560441152/
The criteria for dkms stem cell register can be found here :- http://www.dkms.org.uk
You seem to be knowledgeable in these matters. My stem cell data have been filed in Germany already about two decades ago. Do you have any idea whether I can trust that they will be considered internationally as well?
Hi Gerhard
Im certain that the search for potential donors is worldwide – they will be searching across all stem cell registers to find the best match for Stephen, they will want the closest they can find to avoid other potential problems.
Thank you for asking though – please encourage others where possible, to register.
Regards
Thanks for your quick response, and my very best wishes to Stephen!