9 Blood donation (who can do WHO CAN GIVE BLOOD? – it) can start giving blood from the age of 17, like “You Chloe. can register online to give blood or take away “You – one of our forms today you’ve signed up, you’ll get a letter telling you “Once where your nearest session is WHAT HAPPENS ON THE DAY? arrive at your appointment and a takes you “You through a short medical form They’ll prick your finger and test a drop of blood to make sure your iron levels are ok They may also check your height and weight, to ensure your blood volume is high enough for you to donate You’ll sit in a comfy chair and have a needle placed in one arm One unit of blood is taken about a pint (470ml) . This – part takes 5-10 minutes You get something to eat and drink and then you can go home You’ll have given an hour of your day but your one – unit of blood can save three lives” Slide 10 Stem cell donation (Beth) WHAT ARE STEM CELLS AND HOW DO THEY – SAVE LIVES? cells are made in bone marrow, which is inside “Stem our bones develop into other kinds of cell including blood “They – cells someone has a cancer, their stem cells aren’t “If developing properly their only hope is to have a transplant “Sometimes – which means killing off their unhealthy cells and replacing them with healthy cells from a matching donor” WHO NEEDS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTS? are needed by people like Beth (left) “Transplants now 19 she was diagnosed with leukaemia “Beth’s – when she was three had lots of treatment but, when she was 14, “She doctors said only a stem cell transplant would save her life only a 30% chance that a brother or sister will “There’s be a matching donor most people get their match – from a stranger on the donor register sister Jemma (right) wasn’t a match but Beth “Beth’s was lucky she found a match from the register and – had her transplant is studying at university (London School of “Beth Economics) said: feels wonderful to look forward to the “She ‘It future. Without my donor I wouldn’t be able to get my
9 – Blood donation (who can do it) WHO CAN GIVE BLOOD? “You can start giving blood from the age of 17, like Chloe. “You can register online to give blood – or take away one of our forms today “Once you’ve signed up, you’ll get a letter telling you where your nearest session is WHAT HAPPENS ON THE DAY? “You arrive at your appointment and a takes you through a short medical form They’ll prick your finger and test a drop of blood to make sure your iron levels are ok They may also check your height and weight, to ensure your blood volume is high enough for you to donate You’ll sit in a comfy chair and have a needle placed in one arm One unit of blood is taken – about a pint (470ml) . This part takes 5-10 minutes You get something to eat and drink and then you can go home You’ll have given an hour of your day – but your one unit of blood can save three lives” Slide 10 – Stem cell donation (Beth) WHAT ARE STEM CELLS AND HOW DO THEY SAVE LIVES? “Stem cells are made in bone marrow, which is inside our bones “They develop into other kinds of cell – including blood cells “If someone has a cancer, their stem cells aren’t developing properly “Sometimes their only hope is to have a transplant – which means killing off their unhealthy cells and replacing them with healthy cells from a matching donor” WHO NEEDS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTS? “Transplants are needed by people like Beth (left) “Beth’s now 19 – she was diagnosed with leukaemia when she was three “She had lots of treatment but, when she was 14, doctors said only a stem cell transplant would save her life “There’s only a 30% chance that a brother or sister will be a matching donor – most people get their match from a stranger on the donor register “Beth’s sister Jemma (right) wasn’t a match but Beth was lucky – she found a match from the register and had her transplant “Beth is studying at university (London School of Economics) “She said: ‘It feels wonderful to look forward to the future. Without my donor I wouldn’t be able to get my
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