A teacher who thought her life-threatening cancer was a cold has said she "wakes up every day feeling grateful" to be alive. Now she is searching for a stem cell donor to save her life and help stop the disease from coming back.
Venessa Taylor, 54, from Waltham Abbey, Essex, was experiencing fatigue and weight loss prior to being diagnosed with leukaemia in 2019. She believed the symptoms she was experiencing were due to catching bugs, coughs, and colds from children at the primary school she worked at.
Despite having had thirteen bone marrow biopsies, which all show she is in remission, Venessa needs a stem cell donor to avoid the disease recurring. None of the 14 family members tested were found to be a suitable 100% match, and Venessa has been struggling to find a match for transplant.
