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Anonymous donor gives girl with leukaemia 'second chance at life'

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Anonymous donor gives Coventry woman with leukaemia a second chance at life

Overview

Lilly Dye, a 21-year-old from Coventry, has received a life-saving stem cell transplant from an anonymous donor after being diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) in June. Following chemotherapy at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Dye and her family have expressed profound gratitude to the donor and have launched fundraisers for cancer charities, raising over £2,000.

Key points

  • Lilly Dye was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) in June and underwent treatment at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
  • She received a stem cell transplant from an anonymous donor, which her family described as saving her life.
  • Dye recently celebrated her 21st birthday in the hospital.
  • She and her family, along with the Coventry and North Warwickshire Bears Netball Team, raised over £2,000 for cancer charities including Blood Cancer UK, Teenage Cancer Trust, and Young Lives vs Cancer.
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