You could give someone like Ismail another chance to live
Since birth, little Ismail has been living with a serious immune condition that prevents his body from functioning properly. Without treatment, it will continue to attack his organs, causing severe complications and, ultimately, be fatal.
At just eight days old, the condition had already damaged his pancreas, leaving him with Type 1 diabetes. As time goes on, it will continue to affect more of his organs.
Doctors say a stem cell donation from the right person could change his life. But so far, a matching donor has not been found.
His family is urgently searching for a match, and you could be the one to save his life.
How can you help?
Between 16 and 30? Help save the life of someone like Ismail by joining the register today.
Could you help fund a lifesaver? Donate today.
Make a donation
A gift of £5 a month helps build a stem cell register that gives everyone the best chance of survival.
A gift of £10 a month helps lifesaving transplants to happen – giving as many people, like Ismail, as possible a second chance of life.
A gift of £15 a month could help pay for our umbilical cord collection programme – making little lifesavers of babies only minutes old!
£15 goes a long way to helping our scientists conduct ground-breaking research that will save lives over the next 50 years.
£40 could sign up a new lifesaving stem cell donor who could go on to save a life like Ismail's.
£90 could pay for three hours of invaluable support from a post-transplant nurse for patients and families.
Watching your child grow should be filled with joy, but for us, it’s been filled with fear and uncertainty. Every day, we wake up not knowing what the next day holds for us. We’re waiting—hoping—for the call that a match has been found. It’s impossible to put into words how hard it is, knowing that Ismail’s only chance depends on a stranger signing up. We’ve done everything we can, but we can’t do this alone. We just need more people to step forward. If you’re a match, donating is just like giving blood.
Kawser, Ismail's dad
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Between 16 and 30? Help save the life of someone like Ismail by joining the register today.