TANIA HAS ACUTE MYELOID LEUKAEMIA
AND NEEDS A BONE MARROW DONOR
TO SAVE HER LIFE.
Find out how you can HELP!
Tania Murphy, an Australian mother of two urgently needs a bone marrow transplant to save her life.
Tania was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia on the 7th of July 2016. Despite there being about 28 million people registered on global bone marrow donor registries, on November 2nd Tania has been told there are no compatible donors on the registry for her.
Tania underwent her fourth round of intense chemotherapy late last year, and has recently been told by her doctors the only lifeline left for her is a bone marrow transplant. She is unable to have any more chemotherapy if she were to come out of remission. Time is absolutely crucial.
The ‘Find Tan A Donor’ campaign is asking any person in good general health, aged 18-45, and with mixed Balkan/British Isles heritage to register on the Global Bone Marrow Registry as soon as possible by heading to the registration button on this site.
Increasing the number of people with Balkan/British Isles heritage on the registry could not only save Tania’s life, but will help protect everyone with similar heritage who needs a bone marrow donor in the future.
Ethnic Diversities
Its likely Tania may not have found a donor because of her mixed ethnic heritage.
Tania, like many, has a mixed heritage; her father is from the Balkans (Croatia) and her mother’s heritage is from the British Isles. Ethnicity is one of the main factors in bone marrow donor matching, but the world’s volunteer bone marrow donors do not currently
reflect the ethnic diversity of the population.
Many groups, such as Balkan countries, are under represented on global volunteer registries.
It is important that the ethnic diversity of the bone marrow registry is improved, so that people from less represented ethnicities and people with mixed heritage, such as Tania, can find a donor when they need it.
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