Hi, you can register with us between 17-55 and once you are on the registry you will remain there until your 61st birthday or unless you inform us otherwise i.e. a change in health circumstances. Let us know if you have any more questions.
28.05.2025 14:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Today is World Blood Cancer Day 🩸
Each year, more than 39,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with a blood cancer or disorder & @dkms-uk.bsky.social work tirelessly to raise awareness and funds to cover donor registration costs.
Find out how you can be involved👉 https://www.dkms.org.uk/get-involved
“A transplant will mean she’ll get to see her grandkids grow up." ❤️🩹
Emma, a loving mum, wife, and grandma from #NorthLondon has myelofibrosis and her only chance of survival is through a stem cell transplant.
➡️ Register as a stem cell donor at dkms.org.uk/emma_tw
🚨 Please share: Noah's urgent search for a hero. 🚨
10-year-old Noah has been diagnosed with Fanconi #Anaemia. His only hope for survival is finding a matching stem cell donor.
🦸Register as a stem cell donor at dkms.org.uk/noah_tw
📣 World Blood Cancer Day is coming up on 28 May 2025, and we need YOUR help to spread the word!
✅ Host a donor registration event
✅ Inspire a friend to join the stem cell register
✅ Make a money donation to DKMS
Find out more 👉 dkms.org.uk/getinvolved
#WorldBloodCancerDay
🤝 Teaming up against blood cancer 🤝
Players from across our women's and men's teams have joined the @dkms-uk.bsky.social register as stem cell donors.
Join us at the @oldspotteddog.bsky.social on April 26 for the Men's First Team game vs Forest Hill Park where you can sign up too with a quick swab
🚨 Salma Needs YOU! 🚨
Salma from #Watford has acute lymphoblastic #leukaemia (ALL). A stem cell transplant could give her a second chance at life but, tragically, she has no matching donor on the stem cell register.
Register at dkms.org.uk/salma_tw to give hope to Salma.
“Go for it! You could save someone’s life, with little impact on yourself.”
Meet Craig from #Scotland – after nearly 9 years on the stem cell register, he recently got the call to donate, and he didn’t hesitate to say yes!
Sign up as a stem cell donor today: dkms.org.uk/register 🦸♂️
✨ Amazing news! ✨ Lilian is HOME after her stem cell transplant!
Join us in sending our best wishes to Lilian and her family as they mark this important milestone in her recovery journey! If you know someone who needs a little hope today, why not share this video with them? 💛
🔄 Please share: YOU could be Nusaiba’s lifesaver. 🔄
2-year-old Nusaiba from East London has aplastic anaemia. She needs a stem cell transplant, but has no matching donor. 💔
➡️ Aged 17-55? Register as a stem cell donor at dkms.org.uk/nusaiba_tw
Thank you for wanting to help. ❤ If you are unable to register, there are lots of other ways to support our mission, for example, by sharing our posts. You can read a bit more here: dkms.org.uk/howtohelp. Thank you.
26.03.2025 09:32 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
"Finding a donor would give me a chance to see my newborn son grow up."
Syed, 30, from #London has a rare blood cancer. A stem cell transplant could save his life but he has no matching donor.
Help us find Syed's hero! Register as a stem cell donor: dkms.org.uk/Syed_tw
Thank you, Alban ❤️
25.03.2025 09:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Hi Steve, we use chronological age to determine eligibility to protect the safety of the donor and provide the best possible treatment for the patient. With age comes a small increase in the risk of side effects from anaesthesia, which is why we register people aged 17-55. ❤️
25.03.2025 09:54 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
When 22-year-old Issey from Plymouth learned her dad didn’t have a stem cell match, she refused to give up. 💪
Now, she’s turning pain into purpose—spreading hope and taking action against his rare blood cancer.
Join the register today: 🔗 dkms.org.uk/register
"He’s holding on, but he urgently needs a donor." 💔
Leo has a rare disorder that prevents his #bonemarrow from producing blood cells. His only chance at survival is finding a matching stem cell donor.
🦸♂️ Be a hero for Leo. Register as a stem cell donor: dkms.org.uk/leo_tw
📣 Amazing news: Dolcie-Mae has had her stem cell transplant!
Mum, Courtney, shares: "It’s unbelievable to know that somewhere out there, there is an anonymous stem cell donor that has given our daughter a second chance at life."
Let's send love to Dolcie-Mae as she starts her recovery journey!
Tragically, Mason doesn’t have a perfect match on the stem cell register and his dual Bajan/ Caribbean, and white European heritage make it much harder to find a match. 💔
📢 Be a hero for Mason by sharing his story and registering at dkms.org.uk/mason_tw!
🚨 PLEASE SHARE: YOU COULD BE MASON’S HERO! 🚨
5-year-old Mason has a rare #blooddisorder and a stem cell transplant is his chance at having a ‘normal life’.
👉 Aged 17-55? Register as a stem cell donor today: dkms.org.uk/mason_tw
“There was never any question if I was going to donate or not – I knew I was going to go ahead.”
Catherine recently made an incredible decision: to give someone a second chance at life by donating her stem cells. ❤️
Are you signed up to the #stemcell register too?
Over 100 people signed up for the DKMS stem cell register at our first donor drive.
Two CCFC members have since donated stem cells and another is alive today thanks to a transplant.
So we’re doing it again at the final Men’s First Team match of the season.
“The wait to see if Amy has a match has been the most torturous thing we have experienced,” shares Amy’s mum, Sarah.
3-year-old Amy has #aplasticanaemia and needs a stem cell transplant to save her.
📢 Join the stem cell register today: dkms.org.uk/amy_tw
This is absolutely wonderful news Lilian!❤️
Everyone eligible should consider joining the @dkms-uk.bsky.social
Stem cell register. It’s very simple to do & one day you too may be able to be a hero to a child like Lilian 🙏
www.dkms.org.uk/get-involved...
✨ Fantastic news: 9-year-old Lilian has found a matching stem cell #donor and is set to have her stem cell transplant! ✨
Join us in wishing Lilian the best following her #stemcell transplant. You’ve got this, Lilian! 💪
We love this! 😂❤️
21.02.2025 11:33 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
"Knowing there’s a match out there, it’s a weight off your mind as a parent," says Ezra’s dad, Kie.
10-year-old Ezra has #bloodcancer. A stem cell transplant could save him - and he’s found a matching donor!
🦸 Be a hero for someone like Ezra. Register with DKMS today: dkms.org.uk/Ezra_tw
Stu Purcell on the touchline
The Stray Dog fans under the scaffold stand
People sign up for the register
Players pose with the A Match for Everyone banner
On this day...
February 16 2019 - Clapton CFC Men's First Team beat Stonewall 6-1 in front of our then-record crowd of 618.
It was also our first @dkms-uk.bsky.social Football vs Blood Cancer game with 100 people joining the stem cell register.
🚨 Nim Needs YOU! 🚨
28-year-old Nim has acute lymphoblastic #leukaemia and needs a stem cell transplant. 🙏
✨ Give hope to Nim, and others like him, by registering as a stem cell donor at dkms.org.uk/nim_tw
Earlier this year, Paul from #Fife donated his stem cells - facing his fear of needles to help save a complete stranger. 💪
Paul shares: “To anyone thinking about registering, especially if you’re scared of needles, just got for it. If you have the ability to register and are healthy – just do it.”
Dolcie-Mae from #Newport has been diagnosed with HLH - a life-threatening blood disorder. A stem cell transplant is her only hope for survival but she currently has no matching donor. 💔
🔄 SHARE and register as a stem cell donor at dkms.org.uk/dolciemae_tw to help find her hero.
