Hope for Giuseppe: typing campaign mobilizes 2,500 helpers!
Hope for Giuseppe: typing campaign mobilizes 2,500 helpers!
Giuseppe, a seven -year -old boy from Gelsenkirchen, fights with leukemia. In November 2024, the family received the devastating message that blood cancer was diagnosed with him. To save his life, they hope for a stem cell donation that is urgently needed. The little Giuseppe currently receives chemotherapy, which, however, are increasingly affecting its health.
In order to find potential stem cell donors, the family started various initiatives. They called online for support and distributed flyers for a typing campaign. On January 19, 2025, the result of these efforts was encouraging: almost 2,500 people were registered. Among these are three potential stem cell donors available, but whether they can ultimately donate, depends on the review of their health. So far it is unclear whether these donors were found by the typing campaign in Gelsenkirchen.
life -sustaining transplant planned
The family is carefully optimistic about the promising results. A possible stem cell transplant for Giuseppe is planned in April 2025, provided that all health checks are positive. Before this transplant, however, the young patient must spend six to eight weeks in isolation in order to protect him from infections. The family remains determined and fights tirelessly for the best treatment of their child.
The association "Creative Against Cancer" has set up a donation account to financially support the typing campaign. Donations can be donated to the account of the Stadtsparkasse Düsseldorf with the IBAN DE 04 3005 0110 1004 8752 31 under the intended use "Typing Giuseppe and others" be done.
typing and registration as a stem cell donor
Alternatively is possible to remove a saliva sample using a oral mucosa set. However, this has the disadvantage that important health information, such as CMV status, cannot be determined, which can be decisive for the selection of donors. The possibility of typing is also given by the family doctor where the corresponding set can be requested.
For registration for stem cell donation, applicants must be at least 18 years old and meet some health criteria. Donors for stem cell transplants should ideally be young to ensure better availability and more successful transplant results. The typing takes place by a blood sample or cheek smear and the tissue characteristics obtained are then saved in a donor file. If typing is successful, donors are available for patients worldwide.
The family of Giuseppe is caught in a difficult time and continues to actively plan typing campaigns to win other possible donors. The hope of an early transplant remains while feeling the support of the community that she supports in her fight against leukemia.
It remains to be hoped that Giuseppe will receive the help required to assert himself against this disease. Information on support can be found at , DetailsQuellen