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Mother of blood cancer survivor in drive for stem cell donors in England

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There are about 2,000 people in the UK waiting for a stem cell transplant, but only 3% of the population are registered as donors.

Sarah Cripps' son Teddy was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia an aggressive form of blood cancer when he was 18 months old .

Teddy was given a 13% prognosis and needed a bone marrow transplant to survive.

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