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Beneficiary StoriesHoh Jun GiJun Gi is the Singapore Cord Blood Bank’s first cord blood recipient. He was diagnosed with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) when he was just 5 months old. Jun Gi was given a new lease on life thanks to a cord blood transplant in 2006.
Read Full Story Stephen OonStephen was diagnosed with Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD) when he was just three months old. He fought through multiple infections and surgeries, eventually receiving a cord blood transplant that saved his life.
Read Full Story Muhammad Haziq Bin RidzwanJust months before his ‘A’ level exams, Haziq was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukaemia (ALL). Ethnicity plays an important role in finding a stem cell match. The donation of umbilical cord blood units that matches the ethnicity of the population is critical in helping to save lives of needy patients. Being of Malay ethnicity, the probability of finding a cord blood transplant match for Haziq was only 30%. Thankfully, two matching cord blood units were found in the SCBB inventory after four months of searching.
Read Full Story Alice Wong Seow PingAlice never expected to be diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) at the age of 37. Thankfully, two suitable cord blood units were found at the Singapore Cord Blood Bank (SCBB) and she received a life-saving stem cell transplant that same year.
Read Full Story Donor StoriesPooja KawatraMeet Pooja – a cord blood donor turned purposeful blood cancer survivor. Pooja and her husband Nikhil generously donated the cord blood of their first child Aayan. They never expected that Pooja would be diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma just nine months after Aayan was born.
Read Full Story Mandy LohMandy is a strong advocate of cord blood donation, having blogged about the subject on the parenthood portal I Love Children. She also encourages expectant parents to learn more about why cord blood donation matters to patients suffering from blood cancers and disorders.
Read Full Story Seri Rahayu Binte OthmanRahayu and Redzuan are seven-time SCBB cord blood donors! Upon learning that there are patients who are in urgent need of cord blood transplant matches, the couple resolved to donate cord blood on behalf of each of their seven children.
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