THE Sunflower Fund, a blood stem cell donor registry, is dedicated to the fight against blood cancer and other blood disorders by helping patients find their matching donor for a life-saving stem cell transplant.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, The Sunflower Fund has postponed all planned drives and events, including those at schools, universities, companies and sports clubs.For anyone that would like to help by becoming a donor, or motivate others to register, The Sunflower Fund has the option of telephonic registration by calling 0800 12 10 82 or WhatsApp 074 7150 212.
“As always, any adult between the ages of 18 and 45 years and in general good health can still register,” said Alana James, CEO of The Sunflower Fund. “You also need to weigh more than 50kg and have a BMI of less than 40.”
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A patient has the best chance of finding a match from someone with the same ethnicity. There is only a 25 per cent chance that a sibling will be a match for a patient. The remaining 75 per cent possibility and hope of a life-saving match is from an unrelated donor.
Leukaemia survivor Sharleigh Wilken, a wife and a mother of two, had her lifesaving transplant in October 2014, and she is in good health today. Wilken has added her voice to appeal to the public to become a blood stem cell donor. “The hope that you bring to the patient and their family is immeasurable,”? she said.
To find out more about blood stem cell donation, visit www.sunflowerfund.org.
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