University student seeks stem cell donors [13.06.24]
The University of Hohenheim is supporting a student's appeal to register as a stem cell donor for his mother who has leukemia.
Mirian is suffering from acute leukemia. Foto: privat
(Translated with DeepL)
Miriam emigrated from Uganda to Germany over 20 years ago to give her children a better life. With success: one of her sons is now studying in Hohenheim.
But now his mother is suffering from acute leukemia and is dependent on a stem cell donation. This life-saving procedure requires healthy volunteers with similar tissue characteristics to Miriam. In most cases, they are given a drug that stimulates stem cell production. These are then obtained from the blood of the stem cell donor in a similar way to a blood donation.
However, the search for a suitable donor for Miriam is proving difficult, as she has very rare tissue characteristics that make the worldwide search more difficult.
Supporting this search is easy!
The best thing to do is to register with DKMS and order a free test kit. This contains a cotton swab that anyone can use to take a swab from their mouth and send it back to DKMS postage free. Alternatively, you can support the campaign by donating money to finance the free test kits and examinations.
Further information on the appeal (unfortunately only in German)
