Carena
needs your help - she's only 12!
 12
year old Carena Cash-Abbey from Hackney, East London, needs a bone
marrow transplant. Carena was diagnosed with Leukaemia in July 2006 and
after 5 months of intense chemotherapy, she went into remission.
Carena completed the Ten (Bridges) London Charity walk with her school
on Sunday 30 September this year. Just 3 days later she was told
that the leukaemia had come back and she would now need a Bone Marrow
Transplant. The consultants would like to do this in 10 weeks if
Carena is in remission. She has just received her first block of
chemotherapy and will have a short two week break before she commences
the second.
Here is a letter written
by Carena telling her story.
My name is Carena Cash-Abbey
(I am 12 years old living in Hackney, East London)
"I recently completed the Ten (London) Bridges Charity Walk with my
school on the 30th September 2007 and 3 days later, I found out that I
had relapsed after 11 months of remission. I spent 5 months in hospital
having intensive chemotherapy to help me fight leukaemia after a long
spell of illness in July 2006. I now need more chemotherapy as well as a
Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) to save my life".
You never know, you might be my match.
Thank you
Carena xx
Carena's mother is half
Nigerian and Italian
Carena' father is Ghanaian
If you are African
Caribbean or Mixed Heritage you may be Carena's lifesaver. Please
try to help.
To join the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Register you
must be aged 18-40 and in good health.
If you are a blood donor aged 18-50 please ask about
registering for bone marrow next time you give blood.
G
The above information is taken from the website of
the
African Caribbean
Leukaemia Trust.
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