The TLR Foundation will host a Stem Cell Donor Recruitment Drive at Gosford Hospital from 8.30am-3pm on Friday, September 19, giving young people on the Central Coast the chance to help save the lives of people with blood cancer.
For some patients, a stem cell transplant is their only chance of survival.
These patients rely on the generosity of a stranger willing to become a stem cell donor.
“The reality is that some patients will not survive without a stem cell transplant,” Chair of The TLR Foundation Neil Pennock said.
“By signing up, young Coasties can give real hope to families waiting for a match.
“It only takes a few simple cheek swabs, but it could one day save a life.”
The TLR Foundation is a volunteer run charity that helps patients being treated for blood cancers in two ways.
TLR recruits young, diverse donors to the stem cell registry, and funds perpetual nursing scholarships to support cancer and haematology nurses completing their Master’s degree at the University of Sydney.
To highlight the local connection, 19-year-old twin sisters Sophia and Zoe Orrego from Long Jetty will be signing up on the day to join the registry.
Pennock’s mother, an Erina resident, will be upstairs in Gosford Hospital recovering from knee surgery while he is downstairs recruiting new donors.
Stem cell donor eligibility is limited to people aged 18 to 35 who hold a green or blue Medicare card (permanent residents or citizens).
It only takes a few cheek swabs to register.
Donors should look for the registry table in the foyer of Gosford Hospital from 8.30am-3pm on September 19.
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