On December 28, Oscar Saxelby-Lee's family received the worst news. The five-year-old boy was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic T-cell leukemia, a very aggressive type of cancer, which requires immediate treatment.
After four weeks of chemotherapy they were announced that he would need an urgent stem cell transplant to save his life. They were given only three months to find a compatible donor, so Oscar's parents, Olivia Saxelby and Jamie Lee, appealed on social networks with the goal that get people to register as stem cell donors.
A tsunami of solidarity
The parents' request for help went viral and the response was overwhelming: 4,855 people queued for hours in the rain in front of Pitmaston Elementary School (United Kingdom), where tests were collected to check if his blood is compatible with that of little Oscar.
In Babies and more An 11-year-old boy has been treated for his leukemia with his own immune cellsDKMS, the charity that conducts the tests, said that so far the largest number of volunteers participating in a registration event is 2,200 people, so a new solidarity record has been set.
Since diagnosis, Oscar has gone through four chemotherapy sessions and 20 blood transfusions at Birmingham Children's Hospital.
"Oscar is a funny, affectionate, energetic, five-year-old boy who deserves to live fully with other 'soldiers' who fight against such horrible diseases."
"Not only does he need to enjoy the normal life that a child must live, he now needs someone else to save him."
Now, it remains to do the tests and check if among the almost five thousand volunteers who showed up a compatible donor is found. Hopefully so and Oscar can be transplanted and recover soon from the cancer he suffers.
We will be aware of how it evolves.
The family launched a crowdfunding campaign, which has already exceeded the goal set, to raise funds for the treatment of the child.
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