Imagine standing for hours in the rain, cold and tired, alongside thousands of others. What could possibly compel nearly 5,000 people to endure such discomfort? The answer lies in a small town in England, where a community’s love and hope were put to the ultimate test.
In Worcester, England, the life of a five-year-old boy named Oscar Saxelby-Lee was hanging by a thread. Diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of leukemia known as T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Oscar’s chances of survival depended on finding a perfectly matched stem cell donor. His parents, Olivia Saxelby and Jamie Lee, were devastated but determined. They knew time was running out, so they turned to their community for help.
As news of Oscar’s condition spread, the local community quickly mobilized. A swabbing event was organized at Pitmaston Primary School, where Oscar was a student.
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