- Ten-month-old Reuben from Norfolk was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia after his symptoms were initially mistaken for teething and tonsillitis.
- The baby is currently receiving treatment at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge and requires a stem cell transplant after chemotherapy to prevent the cancer returning.
- Reuben’s young sisters, aged eight and four, are being tested as potential matches while his family wait to find a suitable donor.
- His mother, Mary, has partnered with the charity Anthony Nolan to issue an urgent plea for more people to join the stem cell register.
- Anthony Nolan is urging individuals aged 16 to 30 to sign up to the register to help give hope to children and families affected by blood cancers.
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