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Wing Walking for Anthony Nolan

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Why Anthony Nolan & Why Me?
Every 14 minutes, someone in the UK is diagnosed with blood cancer

What is Anthony Nolan?

Anthony Nolan is a charity that saves the live of people who blood cancers and blood disorders.

They use the register to match people willing to donate their bone marrow or blood stem cells to patients who desperately need life saving transplants.

Around 2000 People...

...in the UK are in need of a bone marrow or stem cell transplant every year.

75% of UK Patients won't find a
matching donor in their family.

They use the register supported by Anthony Nolan to find them an
unrelated donor - Someone like you.

Around 3 People...

...in need of a life saving transplant are helped everyday by using the register to find donors who have matching tissue types!

You have a 1 in 790 chance of being asked to donate when you register.

James' Story

A Story of Hope, Resilience, and the Power to Save Lives

My name is James, and my journey is one of survival, second chances, and the incredible generosity of strangers. At just 16 years old, I was diagnosed with Severe Aplastic Anaemia, a rare and life-threatening blood disorder. My immune system turned against me, attacking my bone marrow—the very source of my body’s lifeblood. Without functioning bone marrow, I could no longer produce red blood cells to carry oxygen, white blood cells to fight infection, or platelets to prevent bleeding.

Without treatment, I would not have survived.

For the longest time, I relied on near-daily blood transfusions just to stay alive. The only hope was to ‘reset’ my immune system, but this was only a temporary solution. By 2010, during my first year at university, the disease returned with full force. Time was running out, and the only cure was a bone marrow transplant—a selfless donor willing to give me a new chance at life.

That’s where Anthony Nolan stepped in.

Anthony Nolan is a lifeline for people like me. They run the UK’s stem cell registry, matching patients with donors, researching ways to improve transplants, and giving hope to those facing blood cancers and disorders. Thanks to their incredible work, a donor was found for me!

In July 2010, I underwent intense chemotherapy in isolation, wiping out my diseased bone marrow in preparation for the transplant. But life had other plans—the transplant failed.

For most patients, a second chance is rare. Finding a match is difficult, and many never get the opportunity. But because of the commitment of donors and tireless advocacy, a second match was found for me—a miracle beyond words.

So, in November 2010, I went through it all again—full-body chemotherapy with extra full-body radiotherapy, and a second transplant. This time, it worked.

Now, November 2025 marks 15 years since I was given a new lease on life. A second chance. A rebirth.

To celebrate, I am embracing a challenge that represents this journey, flying high by WING WALKING!

To raise money & Awareness; On Sunday 21st September 2025, I will be strapped to the wings of a plane, flying high to champion how you could help save someone's life.

I am pushing my limits, stepping into the unknown, and taking to the skies to raise funds for Anthony Nolan’s life-saving research and to encourage you to sign up to the stem cell register.

🌟 YOU could be the person who gives someone a second chance at life. By joining the stem cell registry, you become a potential lifesaver. 🌟 YOU could help fund research that makes transplants more successful, giving others the hope that saved me.

Join me in this extraordinary adventure by donating towards the cause and signing up yourself to be someones Life Saver!

Together, we can make an impact. Together, we can save lives.

Will you be someone’s hero? 🦸‍♂️💙 #WingWalkForLife #AnthonyNolan #BeTheCure

Donate or Sign The Register Here

The Stem Cell Registry And Who Is Eligible

Treating Blood Cancer & Blood Disorders:

All blood cells originate in bone marrow from the same type of cell, called a blood stem cell.
A blood stem cell (or bone marrow) transplant can replace a damaged immune system in a person with blood cancer – but only if the donor’s tissue type matches.
For many people with blood cancer, a transplant is their last chance of life.
A transplant works by taking blood stem cells from a healthy donor and giving them to someone with blood cancer or a blood disorder.
The donor and the recipient must have the same tissue type. As there are millions of different combinations, finding a suitable match is very complicated.

Anthony Nolan Age Range:

Their upper age limit is 30 because their research has shown that stem cell transplants work better if the donor is younger so they focus their limited funds on recruiting donors aged 30 and under
It’s driven by science. Our research shows that donors aged 16–30 provide better outcomes for patients, so we focus our time, energy and money on recruiting these potential donors.
It could save more lives. As we know doctors are more likely to choose younger donors, we need to use our limited resources wisely to fill our register with as many people aged 16–30 as possible, ready and waiting to save a life.

Aged 31+? Your support can save lives

If you’re aged 31+, you can give patients the best possible chance of life by donating money to help to add the best possible donors to our stem cell register. recruit people aged 16–30 to our stem cell register.

Anthony Nolan want to give patients the very best chance of life. And that’s why they need your vital support.

You could fund someone's lifesaver today. Without you, there is no cure.

By giving money to Anthony Nolan today, you can help add another potential donor to our stem cell register, giving patients more chance of finding the best possible match. You can fund someone's lifesaver.