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We will miss you Memphis

It is with great sadness that we heard of the death of young Memphis Powell from Clevedon near Bristol, after struggling for nearly two years with a rare form of childhood leukaemia. 

Memphis inspired many to join the bone marrow register.  He was a leading face in the Anthony Nolan Trust's campaign to recruit more young men as potential bone marrow donors.

Unfortunately Memphis had a rare tissue type and despite a worldwide search a matching donor could not be found for him.  Finally his father Aaron donated his own bone marrow stem cells last September in a desperate bid to save his son.

Memphis will be missed by many and our thoughts at this time are with his family and friends, especially mum and dad Laura and Aaron and baby brother Lincoln.

Details of the original appeal for Memphis appear below:

Dad to donate to try to save Memphis

After a long and unsuccessful search for a matching donor, Aaron Powell will donate his own stem cells in the hope of saving his son's life.  The transplant is scheduled to take place on September 6th.  The full article from the Bristol Evening Post can be downloaded here.  Click on thumbnail to open article in new window.

An urgent search for a donor for Memphis 

Little Memphis from Clevedon near Bristol has juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia (JMML).  This is a very rare form of the illness that affects only about one per cent of those with the cancer.  The only possible cure for his condition is a bone marrow transplant.  But despite regular searches on the worldwide Bone Marrow Register a matching donor still cannot be found.

Memphis was born on 4th August 2004 but was diagnosed with JMML in March of 2005.  Since then he has been receiving treatment at Bristol Children's Hospital.

Loving parents Laura and Aaron have organised several registration clinics and are appealing for people to come forward to join the Bone Marrow Register.  Laura said "Since we have started looking for donors lots of people have come forward but so far we have not found a match."

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