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Last week, I brought you the story of
Cameron Hardy, a 19 year old man stricken with leukemia. Cameron couldn't find the matching
bone marrow donor he needed to save his life. Therefore, his doctors had to find another option- cord blood stem cells. (Cameron was treated yesterday, I wish him all the best)
Before, a bone marrow transplant was the final option for these patients such as Cameron, patients who were suffering from life threatening ailments.
However, very recently, doctors are finding there is yet one more arrow in their quivers- a cord blood stem cell transplant.
Alishba Qamer's predicament is very similar to Cameron's. Alishba, only 9 months old, is suffering from osteopetrosis - a rare hereditary bone disorder that can be fatal and the only known cure is a bone marrow transplant (and now perhaps a cord blood stem cell transplant). Alishba's parents and community desperately searched for a matching donor, but none were found. So again, very similar to Cameron's case, Alishba's doctors are turning to cord blood stem cells:
The healthy stem cells would be injected into Alishba and it is hoped they would replace the faulty cells that cause her illness.Alishba's aunt Shaheena Salahuddin, aged 26, of Saltley, said: We had thought a bone marrow transplant was the only way forward.We know we have to be realistic and be grateful for any chance.Shaheena has now joined Alishba's parents, Javed and Shakeela, to launch a petition for a national umbilical cord blood bank. - a great idea, more chances to find a matching donor (bone marrow + cord blood) give these patients more chances to survive!- DMClick here to read more about Alishba