A Greater Manchester restaurant is hosting a stem cell swab drive in the hope of finding a bone marrow donor for a young lad battling leukaemia. Four-year-old Dillan Ramsey needs a bone marrow transplant after doctors found that his cancer had spread to his spine.
So Menagerie in Salford will be running the swab drive from 9.30am tomorrow morning (August 31) until 3pm. Anyone can come along and be swabbed, with their details then being logged onto the DKMS register, the non-profit international bone marrow donor centre.
It’s hoped that by spreading the word about the swab drive, more donors could be found, not only for Dillan but for others in need of bone marrow transplants around the world. Dillan’s mum Amy has been documenting the family’s journey online, and it’s already gained a host of influential supporters.
