A little girl has been given a life-saving transplant - after the only ‘match’ for her in the world dropped out at the last minute.
Evie Hodgson, eight, was heartbroken when the donor did a U-turn at the 11th hour. It meant she was unable to undergo vital surgery for a rare blood disorder last year.
But her loved ones refused to give up and after a huge drive for signatures for the stem cell register, a new match was found.
Relieved mum Tina, 37, of Whitby, North Yorkshire, said: “Wow. We actually did it. “We got Evie to transplant which will hopefully give her the chance of a wonderful future.” The family must wait three to four weeks to see if the new bone marrow is accepted. “We are not out of the woods yet,” added Tina. “Evie has been
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