In January 2020, I joined the Anthony Nolan stem cell register on a whim. Within a matter of weeks, I received a call to say that I was a potentially life-saving match for someone with blood cancer. By the end of the year, I had donated my stem cells for a transplant.

I am so glad that I joined the stem cell register when I was able - now that I've just turned 31, it would no longer be an option! But I can still run the London Landmarks Half Marathon to help raise vital funds and awareness for this incredible charity. For every £40 raised, we could add another potential lifesaver to the Anthony Nolan stem cell register.

Currently just 16% of the UK Anthony Nolan stem cell register is made up of young men, but they account for more than half of people called upon to donate. So if you're a young person aged 16-30, you could potentially be a life-saving match for someone!

Anthony Nolan’s world-leading stem cell register, ground-breaking cell and gene therapy research and expertise in stem cell transplants means we currently help four patients a day in need of a transplant, giving more people another chance to live. But we know we can, and must, do more. Driven by patients, backed by stem cell donors, powered by science, and with your support, we won’t stop until we’ve uncovered the lifesaving potential of the cells inside us all, and every patient can survive and thrive.