Emilia Appeal
TEN-YEAR-OLD EMILIA HUBBARD and her family are appealing for bone marrow donors
to come forward - and will host a special clinic in the village to help raise
numbers.
Emilia has a rare blood disorder and needs a bone marrow transplant, but her medical team at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge has yet to find her a matched donor.
Her parents, Ann and Phil Hubbard and sister, Alice, of Lower End, have been raising awareness of the UK bone marrow registers - the Anthony Nolan Trust and the British Bone Marrow Registry, which is run by the National Blood Service.
They will host a local Anthony Nolan Trust donor clinic in the village where anyone aged 18 -40 years can simply call in and register. There's no need to book - please just turn up:
Swaffham Prior Village Hall
Tuesday, March 31st
6pm - 8.30pm
An Anthony Nolan Trust adviser will answer any of your questions and help you fill in a form. A nurse will be on hand to take a small blood sample and enable you to join the register. It's as simple as that. The more people on the register, the greater the chance of finding a match for Emilia. What a precious gift that would be.
If you are older than 40 you can still help - the National Blood Service accepts bone marrow donors up to the age 50. You can register at any local blood donor session (it is advisable to make an appointment first). Call 0845 7 711 711 or visit www.blood.co.uk