Natassa needs her miracle stem cell match!
Following a diagnosis of chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) in April, Natassa Adamou was told a few weeks ago her condition has progressed to acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL.) To treat this rare blood cancer Natassa, now 19, needs chemotherapy and an urgent stem cell transplant from a matching donor.
To become her potential donor you can sign up to one of two stem cell registers depending on your age range. Join a register below and give Natassa the gift of hope.

“You never think it’s going to be you or your family until it is, and then it’s like your whole world is just turned upside down,”
Said Sofia, a business owner from Anerley, South London who has been working with stem cell transplant charities Antony Nolan & DKMS and Swab all over the world in Canada and USA and also Australia.
Natassa, who her sister describes as a bubbly personality with a passion for theatre, reading, playing with her cat Chico and Formula 1 was studying to be a certified makeup artist, specialising in prosthetics and special effects, before she began experiencing symptoms last Christmas including extreme tiredness and a seizure.
Extensive tests resulted in a diagnosis of CLL which was being treated with chemotherapy tablets up until earlier this month when Natassa became unwell. Recently she was told that her condition has developed into ALL which needs to be treated with chemotherapy and ultimately, a stem cell transplant.
Sofia was tested to see if she is a match to her sister Unfortunately it was recently found out she is not a match and therefore Natassa will need an unrelated donor. The donor will be somebody who has signed up to a stem cell register through Antony Nolan or DKMS.
“ “I am trying to get social media up i’m running and starting my campaign to get this to as many people as possible,” Sofia said. “I know in doing this I'm not just helping my sister; I am helping many other people that are looking for donors,” she added.
Referring to her Instagram video which reached 100,00 views in three days Sofia said:
“Whether that helps my sister, or it helps someone else it’s important to do. Miracles can happen. You never know you might have a friend that might be a match, and you never would have met that friend if it wasn’t for something that you did in your life. Life has a very mysterious way of doing things.”
Please feel free to reach out if you’d like to learn more about how you can help or get involved. Every share on social media counts! Help us spread the word and encourage your friends and family to register as donors.
Join the stem cell register and possibly be Natassa’s miracle match!

