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Storing our baby’s cord blood stem cells
The death of a work colleague from Leukaemia and another friend’s diagnosis with the disease was the spark mother Natalie Harrop needed to prompt her to bank the stem cells from her new baby’s umbilical cord. Natalie and partner Gary Hardwick-Bishop from Newport,...
Our research grant recipients call for more women in science
Women who are leading the way in researching treatments for blood cancers have thrown their backing behind the tenth anniversary of International Day of Women and Girls in Science and said it should be a spur to attract more females into the sector. Professor Cristina...
Colleague’s Myeloma diagnosis prompts Lucy’s marathon fundraiser
Training is well underway for Lucy Abbey, 37, from Hartlepool in Teesside, who is preparing to run the 2025 TCS London Marathon this April on behalf of our charity. Lucy, who works at Northern Powergrid, is no stranger to running, having previously participated in the...
Protecting the next generation through cord blood banking
Luna Sage, a new parent from North London, discovered the importance of storing umbilical cord blood stem cells when their mother was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and needed to find a suitable match for a life-saving transplant. Luna said: “When my mother fell...
Celebrating 10 years of LMRUK
Our charity was founded in 2015 with the aim of raising awareness of the different forms of blood cancer and helping to find more effective treatments by investing in specialist new research. Thanks to the support of our incredible fundraisers and wider community,...
Couple’s 10k fundraiser for Leukaemia research
Jacob Riley and his girlfriend Lydia Heaton have raised more than £1,500 for our charity after completing a 10k sponsored run following a blood cancer diagnosis for Jacob’s sister. Megan Porter, 27, was working as a primary school teacher in South Korea when she...
Restaurant founders named Fundraisers of the Year
Founders of Lunya restaurant and deli, Elaine Kinsella and her husband Peter have been named as our Fundraisers of the Year for their incredible work on behalf of our charity. This is the second time that the duo has been named winners of the award, after jointly...
Four colleagues band together to raise awareness of a rare form of blood cancer
Four friends and colleagues successfully completed a 13-mile fundraising walk in memory of their former colleague who passed away from a rare type of blood cancer. Pam Roach, Lynne Ryan, Alison Smith, and Kelly Spink braved the brisk autumnal weather to walk from...
New mothers share why they’re banking their babies’ cord blood stem cells
Three new mothers have described the importance of storing their babies’ umbilical cord blood stem cells for potential use to treat life-threatening diseases in the future. Our charity established the Model Cell Biobank to store stem cells and on World Cord Blood Day...
Rozgar’s story
A mother-of-three has said storing her new baby’s cord blood is “extra protection” against the risk of disease as the child grows – and one she hopes she will never have to use. Rozgar, from South East London, gave birth to son Heizan in May 2024, and had arranged to...
