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Worldwide appeal to the South
Asian Community
 The
family of Savita Taneia are appealing to the public in a
desperate attempt to find a life-saving bone marrow donor.
Savita lives in Adelaide, Australia with her husband and two
daughters.
High School teacher Savita, 50, was diagnosed with acute
myeloid leukaemia in June this year and has since undergone
three rounds of chemotherapy.
She has two brothers and two sisters who have all been
tested but none of them were a match for Savita. The
Bone Marrow Registry has also been unable to find a match
for her.
Savita's daughter, Henna Taneja, 25, said her
mother's illness was currently in remission but
there was a high probability it would return.
"She urgently needs a bone marrow transplant for her
long-term survival because the type of leukaemia she's got,
the chance of a relapse is very high and if the cancer
relapses there are very limited treatment options for her
and her chances of survival are very slim".
"So we have a very limited period while she's in remission
to find a match for her for a bone marrow transplant."
Therefore, her family in Adelaide, sister in Brisbane and
brother in Boston have decided to conduct bone marrow
recruitment drives with the help of the respective
registries to find a match for her.
Because Savita is of South Asian
descent the chances of finding a match for her are most
likely from a member of the South Asian community
(Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri-Lankan & Nepalese).
Savita's daughter Henna makes this heartfelt appeal
to the South Asian community in the UK:
"Anyone anywhere can be a match for our mum. This is an
appeal to all South Asians in UK to please come forward and
become a registered donor. You may be the one to save
our mum's life. It only takes a few minutes to give a
blood sample and make a lifetime of difference!"
By getting tested and joining the bone marrow
register you make yourself available to help a
patient that needs a bone marrow transplant.
And if you do not match Savita, maybe you can help
one of the thousands of other patients in a
similarly desperate situation.
click here to find out how you
can register
click here to visit
the website Match Savita
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