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flag A 2017 cord blood donation saved a girl’s life in 2022 after she developed leukemia, marking the NHS Blood and Transplant’s 1,000th unit issued.

flag A mother who donated her daughter’s umbilical cord blood in 2017 saw it save her child’s life in 2022 when the girl, diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia at age two, received an emergency cord blood transplant after her original donor became ill with Covid-19. flag Ellaria Kirkpatrick, now eight, is recovering and attending school, though she faces some long-term health effects. flag Her story coincides with NHS Blood and Transplant announcing the 1,000th cord blood unit issued from its Bristol bank—the fourth largest in the world—now storing nearly 20,000 donations frozen at -196°C. flag These units treat blood cancers, immune disorders, and genetic conditions, with recent transplants sent to the UK, Canada, and the Netherlands. flag NHSBT emphasizes that cord blood donation is a safe, simple way to potentially save lives.

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