Blood cancer charity DKMS has named the Isle of Wight as one of the hotspots in the UK for community support to help it save lives.
The charity, which recruits potential blood stem cell donors, says that the general public are key to helping to save the lives of people who need a blood stem cell donation to stay alive. With over 6 million people registered to save a life with DKMS worldwide, it says that people from the Isle of Wight have been some of the most supportive in helping it save the lives of those with a blood cancer or blood disroder.
DKMS believes that not one single person diagnosed with a blood cancer or blood disorder should die because they are unable to find a matching blood stem cell donor in time. It works towards this vision by raising awareness, registering potential blood stem cell donors and fundraising to help it find lifesavers.
The charity has said that people from the Isle of Wight have raised thousands of pounds to help it find lifesavers in the last year alone, and that thousands of people from the island have registered to save a life with it.
Thanking people from the Isle of Wight for their support, Miquel Leon, Head of Fundraising at DKMS, said:
“Saving the lives of those who need a blood stem cell donation takes people, and lots of them. The lives of those with blood cancers and blood disorders are being saved every day because of the support and willingness of the public to help them. This has been particularly strong in the Isle of Wight, so we want to thank everyone from it who has helped us save lives. Your support has given people who were dying a second chance of life.”
You can find out more at www.dkms.org.uk.
