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| Birmingham cancer teen Omar Al Shaikh marries days before death | Birmingham cancer teen Omar Al Shaikh marries days before death |
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| A terminally ill teenager married his school sweetheart three days before dying from leukaemia. | A terminally ill teenager married his school sweetheart three days before dying from leukaemia. |
| Omar Al Shaikh and Amie Cresswell, both 16, tied the knot in front of family, friends and patients on a ward at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. | Omar Al Shaikh and Amie Cresswell, both 16, tied the knot in front of family, friends and patients on a ward at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. |
| Omar, from Brierley Hill in the West Midlands, died on Monday after a suitable stem cell donor could not be found in time. | Omar, from Brierley Hill in the West Midlands, died on Monday after a suitable stem cell donor could not be found in time. |
| He had proposed to Amie after learning he only had days left to live. | He had proposed to Amie after learning he only had days left to live. |
| Omar's mother Mirabela said he stayed strong until the end. | Omar's mother Mirabela said he stayed strong until the end. |
| "He planned everything," she said. | "He planned everything," she said. |
| "Marrying Amie was one of his wishes, he just wanted to make it right before he died, because he said 'if God asks me, I will say this is my wife.' | "Marrying Amie was one of his wishes, he just wanted to make it right before he died, because he said 'if God asks me, I will say this is my wife.' |
| "Everything happened so fast, but everything was beautiful and seeing him happy, everyone else was happy." | "Everything happened so fast, but everything was beautiful and seeing him happy, everyone else was happy." |
| Omar's aunt Anca Dumitriu said: "It was beautiful and he was happy... after he put the ring on Amie's finger he held her and was like 'you're mine now'. He was proper happy." | Omar's aunt Anca Dumitriu said: "It was beautiful and he was happy... after he put the ring on Amie's finger he held her and was like 'you're mine now'. He was proper happy." |
| Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) | Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) |
| What is it? | What is it? |
| Why does it happen? | Why does it happen? |
| A number of factors which can increase the risk of developing AML have been identified. These include: | A number of factors which can increase the risk of developing AML have been identified. These include: |
| Source: NHS Choices | Source: NHS Choices |
| Former Air Cadet Omar, who wore his dressing gown during the Islamic ceremony, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia after fainting during a football match. | Former Air Cadet Omar, who wore his dressing gown during the Islamic ceremony, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia after fainting during a football match. |
| His mixed Arab and Romanian heritage made it difficult to find a stem cell donor and by the time one was eventually found, he was too ill to have the transplant. | |
| Medical staff broke news the cancer had gone into his bone marrow earlier this month. | Medical staff broke news the cancer had gone into his bone marrow earlier this month. |
| His mother said he was strong right until the end. | His mother said he was strong right until the end. |
| "He died in peace," she said. | "He died in peace," she said. |
| Friends and relatives are urging people to sign the Anthony Nolan register. The charity recruits stem cell donors and carries out research to make bone marrow transplants more effective. | Friends and relatives are urging people to sign the Anthony Nolan register. The charity recruits stem cell donors and carries out research to make bone marrow transplants more effective. |