My reason for choosing this charity is a personal one. Before I was born my mum was diagnosed with leukaemia which she battled against for over 6 years. 

Sadly she passed away when I was 5 years old after receiving years of life extending treatment from specialists in the field. These included specialists at Addenbrooks hospital in Cambridge and the Royal Free hospital in London.

 At the time the Anthony Nolan fund in its infancy was searching for a bone marrow donor that could have saved her life, for which she and her family raised several thousand pounds.

Today Anthony Nolan saves the lives of people with a blood cancer or blood disorder. They do this by matching incredible individuals willing to donate their stem cells, to people who desperately need a lifesaving transplant. They also carry out cutting edge scientific research, fund specialist post-transplant nurses and support patients and their families through the transplant process and beyond. They won’t stop until they save the lives of everyone who needs a stem cell transplant. Every penny you donate brings them closer to that day.