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Mother diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia urges people to join stem cell register
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Nikola Dolphin-Rowland, a 51-year-old mother-of-three from Leicestershire, has urged people to join the stem cell donor register after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia. Having undergone three rounds of chemotherapy, she has successfully found a 10 out of 10 match for an upcoming stem cell transplant. She hopes the treatment will allow her to meet her first grandchild and return to her local parkrun, while encouraging others to register to save lives.
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- Nikola Dolphin-Rowland was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia on 18 May, exactly 28 years after finding out her eldest son had leukaemia.
- She has undergone three rounds of chemotherapy and is scheduled to receive a stem cell transplant after finding a perfect match.
- Dolphin-Rowland registered her family for donation before finding an unrelated 10 out of 10 donor match.
- She is appealing for more people to join the NHS Stem Cell Donor Registry, highlighting that registering is a simple process that can save lives.
- NHS Blood and Transplant noted that registry numbers are at their highest since the mid-1990s, though greater diversity on the register is still needed.