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| Stem cell transplant: Cancer patient meets life-saving donor | Stem cell transplant: Cancer patient meets life-saving donor |
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| Ivor Godfrey-Davis received a letter from Mark Jones (right) last year | Ivor Godfrey-Davis received a letter from Mark Jones (right) last year |
| A retired journalist who was told he had just days to live has met the stem cell donor who saved his life. | A retired journalist who was told he had just days to live has met the stem cell donor who saved his life. |
| Ivor Godfrey-Davis, from Andover in Hampshire, met Mark Jones, a 54-year-old railway worker from Witham, Essex, at the DKMS charity offices in London. | Ivor Godfrey-Davis, from Andover in Hampshire, met Mark Jones, a 54-year-old railway worker from Witham, Essex, at the DKMS charity offices in London. |
| Mr Godfrey-Davis, 73, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in January 2015. | Mr Godfrey-Davis, 73, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in January 2015. |
| "We are genetic twins," he told Mr Jones, who received the transplant seven months later. | "We are genetic twins," he told Mr Jones, who received the transplant seven months later. |
| "Nobody is closer to this guy than me and nobody is closer to me than this guy." | "Nobody is closer to this guy than me and nobody is closer to me than this guy." |
| Ivor received the stem cell transplant at Southampton General Hospital in 2015 | Ivor received the stem cell transplant at Southampton General Hospital in 2015 |
| Mr Godfrey-Davis said he was given as little as seven days to live, if his condition was untreated, when he was first diagnosed. | Mr Godfrey-Davis said he was given as little as seven days to live, if his condition was untreated, when he was first diagnosed. |
| He received chemotherapy but was told he had a 75% chance of relapsing. | He received chemotherapy but was told he had a 75% chance of relapsing. |
| Despite having a rare genetic make-up, and there only being two donor matches identified in the world, he received the transplant in August 2015. | Despite having a rare genetic make-up, and there only being two donor matches identified in the world, he received the transplant in August 2015. |
| Mr Jones sent Mr Godfrey-Davis a letter via the hospital last year. | Mr Jones sent Mr Godfrey-Davis a letter via the hospital last year. |
| "You know, I've actually spoken to the guy whose life I saved, and it's still very much weird," said Mr Jones. | "You know, I've actually spoken to the guy whose life I saved, and it's still very much weird," said Mr Jones. |
| DKMS (the German bone marrow donor centre) is an international charity treating and supporting people with blood cancers and blood disorders. | DKMS (the German bone marrow donor centre) is an international charity treating and supporting people with blood cancers and blood disorders. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Witham | Witham |
| Andover | Andover |
| Stem cells | Stem cells |
| Cancer | Cancer |