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Lancashire woman seeks stem cell donor match for 'second chance at life'
A woman who was only diagnosed with a life-threatening blood disorder after getting food poisoning has said a stem cell donation would give her a "second chance at life".
Rafiya Sherin, 30, of Preston, Lancashire, was on holiday with friends in Egypt in June, when she became ill.
She says her symptoms got worse when she got home but she was told on three occasions by medics she did not need to go to hospital.
Tests later revealed she had severe aplastic anaemia, which only came to light because of the food poisoning – leaving her needing regular blood transfusions. She said a donor match would give her a "chance to live, travel, work and to do whatever I used to do that makes me who I am".
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Food poisoning incident reveals Malayali woman's life-threatening condition
Rafiya Sherin, a 30-year-old Malayali woman, shifted to the UK in 2019 for her master's degree. Unfortunately, the Malappuram native from Manjeri has had to hold her dreams and plans, as she was diagnosed with a rare medical condition last year. And what revealed it was something unexpected – an incident of food poisoning! Now, she urgently needs a matching stem cell donor and her community in Kerala is trying to help her.
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Rafiya's condition Rafiya was diagnosed with aplastic anaemia, a rare condition where the bone marrow fails to produce essential new blood cells. People suffering from the condition have many health complications like heart issues, bleeding and other infections. This happens when the bone marrow can't make enough platelets and blood cells. While there are treatments to handle the symptoms of the disease, the only cure is a stem cell transplantation. Through the procedure, stem cells are collected from donors and given to those who suffer from abnormal, damaged or cancerous cells.
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