Donate to beat blood cancer this Christmas
Please donate this Christmas to help speed up life-saving research.
When Emma was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) just weeks before Christmas 2015, she was naturally anxious about her future.
Not only was she afraid that it could be her last Christmas, but she was also terrified of not fulfilling her dream of becoming a mother.
Emma was treated with chemotherapy, but the side effects of her treatment took a significant toll on her body. She caught infection after infection, which meant she was in and out of hospital for several months. At one terrifying point, she was put into an induced coma as she had caught sepsis, and her lungs and kidneys started to fail.
But thanks to the support of people like you and the incredible breakthroughs in blood cancer research, Emma made it through.
And throughout this difficult journey, she never lost the hope that she would one day become a mother. She wanted a baby more than anything, but she was terrified that her blood cancer and the side effects of the treatment would affect her fertility, making that dream impossible. However, in 2020, her dreams came true when she gave birth to her son, Tobias.
This Christmas, you could help fund the next big breakthrough.
“Without the research that you’re helping to fund, I wouldn’t be here, and neither would my child. You really are making a difference. Not just for me, but for over 40,000 people who are diagnosed with blood cancer in the UK each year”
- Emma
Your Christmas gift brings hope that we’ll beat blood cancer, faster
Behind the scenes, Blood Cancer UK researchers are working tirelessly to beat blood cancer – and stories like Emma’s show just what an incredible impact their work has. But there is still more to do. You can play a part in creating kinder, more effective treatments.
Your gift could support the work of researchers like Professor Rabbitts. Work like his isn’t just progressive and transformative, it’s already delivering results.
“We’ve made amazing progress in recent years, but we’re still not able to cure everyone with blood cancer with the treatments we have. My team are determined to create new treatment options, with fewer side effects and a better chance of survival – but our research relies on the generosity of people like you .”
Prof. Terry Rabbitts, Professor of Molecular Immunology, Institute of Cancer Research
How your gift can bring hope to people affected by blood cancer this Christmas
£30 could allow researchers to analyse blood cancer cells which will help to create new treatments, improve early diagnosis or even prevent blood cancer from developing in the first place.
£50 could help scientists to look at genetic patterns in tumour samples, improve diagnosis and treatments.
£150 could fund a research nurse for a day, making sure that blood cancer patients have a hand to hold while they’re testing new treatments