The parents of a toddler battling against blood cancer have made a desperate plea to the British public to help them find a bone marrow match. Four-year-old Dillan, who is half Turkish through his father, needs to have a transplant by October to increase his chances of survival. Dillan’s family, who live in London, said […]
Aliye Mehmet has launched a fundraising campaign in Britain to help raise $2 million for lifesaving treatment for her niece Asya. The 8-month old toddler suffers from Type 1 SMA, or spinal muscular atrophy, a rare neuromuscular disease that severely debilitates the body. Babies with Type 1 SMA have severe problems moving due to their […]
It seemed an insurmountable task when parents Zeliha and Tuncay Fidan launched a campaign last autumn to raise nearly £2 million for pioneering treatment to save their baby son Metehan, who has severe spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Yet last week, the couple announced they had reached the required total of $2.4 million (£1.9 million) to […]
A Turkish family from Leicester have made a desperate appeal for help as they seek to raise nearly two million pounds to fund lifesaving treatment for their toddler son Metehan Fidan. Earlier this year, Metehan was diagnosed with type 1 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). This rare neuromuscular disease severely debilitates the body: babies with the […]
The parents of a 21-month-old baby have made a desperate plea to the British Turkish community to join the UK’s Blood Stem Cell Register. A single door match could help save their daughter Liya Gümüşöz, who has been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia, a rare and aggressive type of cancer. Liya has just weeks to […]
Before Christmas, an urgent bone marrow appeal was launched for Stella Charalambous, a 45-year-old mother of one who has leukaemia. Among those spearheading the campaign to find her a blood donor match is her friend of 34 years Naz Hassan. The two, pictured above with another close friend Tina Agsti, are originally from North London, […]
Over fifty people attended a swab session in North London on Wednesday evening in the hope of becoming a blood match for Talia Tosun. The Turkish Women’s Philanthropic Association in Turnpike Lane, Wood Green, worked with blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan, who were on hand to take swabs from those who attended. The simple process […]
Family and friends of Talia Tosun, a young British Turkish Cypriot fighting an aggressive blood cancer, hope a suitable donor will be found in the next few weeks. They have arranged three venues around London for people aged between 16 and 55 years old to go along and have a simple swab test, and be […]
In April, Talia Tosun, a talented young data wizard working at iTech in London, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. She has been off work ever since, undergoing gruelling chemotherapy. Sadly, at the end of August Talia was told that the chemotherapy had been ineffective and she now urgently needs a bone marrow transplant. A […]
Dear T-VINE, This is a long shot – I am looking for someone called Emine Ahmet Hassan who I believe will probably be about 74 years old and from the Turk Cypriot community. Emine was living in London in the 1970s and had three children (two girls and a boy). The eldest girl was born […]
