The 1 in 4m odds couple
Daily Mirror UK|October 31, 2024
Husband & wife both give stem cells
ELLA PICKOVER
The 1 in 4m odds couple

A MARRIED couple are one in four million after both becoming stem cell donors and giving a lifeline to two cancer patients.

Nirav and Kanan Chokshi were called separately to donate stem cells to adult leukaemia patients in need of potentially life-saving transplants.

Those joining the NHS Stem Cell Donor Registry have a one in 2,000 chance of being called to donate. The odds lengthen to one in four million for a husband and wife both to be called, estimates the NHS Blood and Transplant.

Mechanical engineer Mr Chokshi, 43, signed on to the registry in 2016 and donated two years later.

この記事は Daily Mirror UK の October 31, 2024 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。

この記事は Daily Mirror UK の October 31, 2024 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。