A note from Dr. Charlotte Ingram SABMR Medical Director & CEO Every year, thousands of people with blood cancers, diseases and disorders reach a critical point where the only possible cure for their condition is a bone marrow transplant. Most patients do not have a compatible family […]

In 2015, Amy Hunter’s parents rushed her to the hospital with a nose bleed that wouldn’t stop. It would be a few months of similar incidents before they’d receive a shocking diagnosis: Fanconi Anaemia, which comes with high risks of uncontrollable bleeding, recurrent infections, and serious cancers. She would need a transplant to cure her, […]

Petronella du Bruyn, a broker from Polokwane, Limpopo, had been a regular blood donor prior to joining the South African Bone Marrow Registry. In 2013, after hearing about the lack of South African stem cell donors during one of the Registry’s awareness campaigns, Petronella decided to register to be a donor. Less than a year […]

Rebecca Stringer was only two years old when she was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. Under the care of paediatric oncologist Dr. Monica Vaithilingum, Rebecca—just a toddler at the time—underwent six months of rigorous chemotherapy, which thankfully pushed her cancer into remission. But just one year later, in 2007, Rebecca’s cancer resurfaced, and suddenly a […]