Charities call for more black and Asian people to donate stem cells after a drop since the pandemic

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Antoinette Carr has been waiting nine years to be matched with a stem cell donor, which could extend her life by decades.

The mum of two used to work full time but everything changed when she was diagnosed with an incurable blood cancer in 2012.

"Myeloma has ruined my life," she said, adding: "I've had to go through eight different types of chemotherapy throughout the years.

Read the full story here: https://news.sky.com/story/charities-call-for-more-black-and-asian-people-to-donate-stem-cells-after-donor-numbers-halved-since-pandemic-12869823

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