Leon's bone-marrow transplant and recovery
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About This Campaign
Although I’ve had many fulfilling experiences over the past five years, including getting married, fostering incredible friendships and working relationships, meeting my biological mother and half-sister, and being internationally recognised for my work, my health has unfortunately been an arduous journey.
I’ve been battling a relapse of Hodgkin’s lymphoma with chemotherapy, radiation, and a bone-marrow transplant. Initially, my treatment was successful, but I relapsed again in August 2023.
After six months of intense salvage treatment I achieved remission in October 2024, which is undoubtedly a fantastic place to be, but to ensure its longevity, I must undergo another bone-marrow transplant. My first transplant in November 2021 involved using my own cells, but I now need a donor to provide their cells for the next one.
Sadly, due to medical aid red tape, this process took too long and new malignancy emerged. Initially the plan was for an immunot...
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