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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Storm Newton

Teenager’s rash and headaches lead to devastating diagnosis

A family has launched an urgent appeal for a stem cell donor to save the life of their teenage daughter, who was diagnosed with an extremely rare blood disorder just days after her 13th birthday.

Millie Fairley, from Eastbourne, East Sussex, is battling aplastic anaemia, a condition affecting approximately two people in every million across the UK.

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