Shree Swaminarayan Temple Willesden held an in house donor clinic on 1st, 2nd and 3rd June for members of the public and devotees to register as stem cell donors. With over 20 volunteers they ensured the Mandir got as many people in our community to come in a register themselves as stem cell donors. Over the 3 day registrations they managed to swab and register over 230 people, with our community’s boundless support.
A representative from the temple said, “When we first heard the story or Little Kaiya Patel we knew as a community and as a Mandir we had to do something to help. Kaiya, a 5 year old girl has a rare and aggressive form of leukaemia and is in desperate need of a Stem Cell donor to kick start her Immune system and fight the cancer. Due to the fact that there is a very low percent of Asian and ethnic minorities are registered as stem cell donors, around 20%, Kaiya is struggling to find a match.
“We encourage anyone who hasn’t yet registered and is between 17 – 55 years old to please visit the below websites to check if they eligible and to order a swab kit and request encourage anyone who hasn’t yet registered and is between 17 – 55 years old to please visit the below websites to check if they eligible and to order a swab kit.”
You can also check Kaiya’s Page www.facebook.com/curekaiya to get more information and follow her journey in the fight against blood cancer. There is also info on other registrations taking place across the UK allowing a even broader range of Asians and Ethnic Minorities to register as a Stem Cell Donor.
