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One day in 2021, Gary Khan found that he could no longer walk downstairs. He couldn’t brush his teeth or cut his own food.

Shilpa Sehdev thought she had come down with the infamous ‘freshers’ flu’ a few weeks into her life at university. Instead, she was told she had acute lymphocytic leukaemia.

Abiola has been grappling with sickle cell disorder all his life. Life has undeniably been tough.

Sethu's stem cell donation saved the life of a total stranger, and it all started with the simple act of signing up.

As well as competing at this year's British Transplant Games, Jacob Rae, a heart transplant recipient, is also the subject of his daughter Ines’ song, which she performed at the Games' launch event

Mollie Clithero is now the proud owner of a bronze donor card having made her fifth donation and it’s clear where her she gets her inspiration. Her grandmother, Judy, has now made her a hundred donations of O negative blood.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and one person who’s making a noise is Archie Branyik.

In a world-first, thousands of people with sickle cell will now have access to a new genetic test on the NHS that will provide them with better-matched blood transfusions.

If you are eligible to donate blood, platelets, or plasma in the coming weeks, please consider booking an appointment for this busy period to help provide the NHS with what it needs to continue saving and improving people’s lives.

Before she received her first transfusion, Jasmine Barnett’s platelet count was one sixtieth what it should have been.