The Alarm’s Mike Peters calls for stem cell donors as cancer returns

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website. “On Sunday morning April 21st, I awoke with a large swollen gland on the left side of my neck,” he wrote. “The early results have determined that my Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) has undergone a transformation into a High Grade Lymphoma.”The musician has been living on and off with cancer for 29 years, and has established a cancer foundation named Love Hope Strength.“In all that time, I have managed to outrun the disease and stay alive,” he continued. “My focus and resolve remain the same, and I’m determined to keep running even harder to stay one step ahead and resume my life as a husband, father, and musician as soon as possible.Back in May, Peters confirmed that doctors had informed him that his leukaemia had undergone “an overnight transformation into a rare and aggressive form of lymphoma known as Richter’s Syndrome”.“I am now engaged in the biggest challenge of my life and have the highest mountain to climb in order to stay alive,” he added.The musician was previously given the all-clear back in September after undergoing experimental therapy at the Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, and sadly last month revealed that the cancer had returned.Now, the Love Hope Strength Foundation has launched its new campaign, One in a Million, in an effort to double the number of people signed up as potential stem cell donors.