Overview

• Dan Chapman was diagnosed with life-threatening aplastic anaemia after noticing a rash and critically low platelet count following a routine run.
• Medics at Nottingham City Hospital confirmed his bone marrow had failed and said a stem cell transplant is his only curative option.
• Genetic testing showed Chapman’s brother is not a match, leading him to launch a public appeal for unrelated donors.
• Just 100 to 150 people receive an aplastic anaemia diagnosis each year in the UK, underlining the difficulty of finding compatible stem cell matches.
• People aged 16 to 30 can join the Anthony Nolan register for free by completing an online form and returning a cheek-swab kit by post.