A Lanarkshire MSP took part in an event at Holyrood to celebrate Scottish people on the Anthony Nolan stem cell register and raise awareness of the urgent need to diversify the register.
Clare Adamson, the MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, recently lodged a Scottish Parliament motion recognising the selfless actions of Motherwell resident Maaria Aziz who donated her bone stem cells to the charity, Anthony Nolan, after she was matched to a patient.
Maaria was a pupil at Dalziel High School when she signed up to the Anthony Nolan stem cell register after being recruited through the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) charity partnership.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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