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'One in 25 million' stem cell donor match found for mixed Thai girl with leukemia

'One in 25 million' stem cell donor match found for mixed Thai girl with leukemia

PHUKET: The 24-year-old Chinese-Italian Thai-UK girl suffering from Leukemia and whose family last month appealed on social media for a rare stem cell donor match to save her, has announced that a "one in 25 million" match has been found.


By The Phuket News

Tuesday 9 February 2016 10:43 AM


The announcement was published on a Youtube video by Lara today, following a viral campaign "Match 4 Lara" that was carried out on Thai and international media channels throughout the planet. 

"If all goes to plan, then I will go to transplant soon [sic]," she announced, before thanking all of the potential donors who registered, pointing out that there are still many people in need of a donor match.