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"Brave". 2-Year-Old Girl Donates Marrow and Saves Sister's Life with Leukemia
Ruby - now 10 - was diagnosed with the rare cancer after collapsing at school in Grimsby, England, in 2020
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Ruby Leaning was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2020, when she was just six years old. After extensive testing, her then two-year-old sister, Mabel Leaning, was found to be a "perfect match" and donated the lifesaving bone marrow.
According to SWNS, a British news service cited by Fox News, Ruby — now 10 — was diagnosed with the rare cancer after collapsing at her school in Grimsby, England, in 2020.
When she needed an urgent bone marrow transplant, doctors discovered that Mabel was the perfect candidate. "We didn’t expect her to be a match, but thankfully she was. We couldn’t believe our luck," the girls’ grandmother, Amanda Fawcett, said.
Mabel’s bone marrow donation sent Ruby’s cancer into remission, and in 2022, she was declared cancer-free. "Mabel definitely saved Ruby’s life," she added.
"She’s a happy, normal, healthy 10-year-old who loves swimming, dancing and taking piano lessons," the grandmother said.
Amanda noted that her granddaughter’s diagnosis came amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which made it even more difficult for the family as they were unable to be with her. "It’s every parent and grandparent’s worst nightmare. I was in the room with her mom when we found out. It just felt like the world had stopped. It was heartbreaking," she recalled.
Dr. Katharine Patrick, a consultant at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, explained that most children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) can be treated with chemotherapy alone. "However, Ruby’s rare form of ALL meant she also needed a stem cell transplant to get better," she said.
"When Ruby’s leukemia didn’t respond well to chemotherapy, she received a relatively new drug called blinatumomab, which enabled her to have the stem cell transplant," she noted.
The doctor called Mabel Leaning’s bone marrow donation "incredibly brave," given that she was only 2 years old at the time. "We are delighted with Ruby’s progress and wish her all the best for the future," she added.
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