In May this year, a Bristol family got a shock when one-and-a-half-year-old Elaiya was diagnosed with Leukaemia. The little girl is now in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant but so far there has been no match found.
The family is now running out of time. They set up a campaign in an attempt to save baby Elaiya and others in need of a life-saving bone marrow transplant, which has seen an increase in donations , but so far none that are a match for the baby whose immune system is currently so low, catching a cold could be fatal.
Elaiya’s grandfather Mazhar Iqbal said the news came as a shock when they found out that Elayia, who was previously healthy, was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. Mr Iqbal said: “We were at a family wedding on May 15 and Elaiya was happy as she always is, a bright, active child but then a week later she got taken into hospital with a fever.”
