This Tuesday we all received the news we were waiting for - a donor has been found for the young and courageous Kaiya Patel.
In May this year it was announced that 5 year old Kaiya had been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of Leukemia, and was in dire need of a stem cell transplant.
A national campaign within the Asian community saw over 200 sign ups just in Bolton from where it is thought the donor is from.
In a recent video posted on the CureKaiya FB group (https://www.facebook.com/curekaiya/videos/303648420185769/) young Kaiya talked about her excitment over her upcoming 6th birthday party but bravely mentioned that before she could celebrate she was going to undergo a transplant which will hopefully help save her life.
Kaiya also thanked all those who have supported her on her journey from school teachers, friends, family and importantly the hospital staff who look after her.
Community organisations up and down the country all rallied behind Kaiya and her family when the news of her cancer first broke out and since then many blood and organ donation campaign have been started and will continue in the hopes that other people who suffer from cancer can also find cures within the Asian community.
There are plenty more people that need help, and organisations such as Bolton Hindu Forum will continue to run blood and organ donation campaigns with their National Sewa Day partners. Further details can be found at www.sewaday.org.
Further details on Kaiya’s progress can be found on their FB group (https://www.facebook.com/curekaiya/)
