UK stem cell donor meets US woman he saved
A stem cell donor from London has said it was "emotional" to meet the woman whose life he helped to save.His stem cell donation helped to treat the aggressive form of leukaemia she had been suffering with.Meeting the stem cell donor who saved my life
Mr Kennedy-Mann was surprised to receive a call that he was a genetic match with Ms Fargo while he was studying at York University in 2019. He had forgotten that he had signed up to the stem cell register put together by Anthony Nolan - a charity helping those with blood cancer - when he was 16. "I didn't hesitate in saying I'd do it after they told me I was the best possible match," Mr Kennedy-Mann said.'Most emotional moment'"That was the most emotional moment for me — receiving a letter telling me she was alive," Mr Kennedy-Mann said.
The pair met when Ms Fargo offered Mr Kennedy-Mann and his girlfriend the chance to travel to the US and they spent Thanksgiving together.
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