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Article: This will be my last Christmas unless you can save my life-health & fitness; Penny Phillips is facing leukaemia with great courage. Today the Evening Standard asks its readers to help her get the transplant she urgently needs.
- Article from:
- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- December 9, 2003
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Byline: ALICE HART-DAVIS
IT'S not often that readers of a newspaper can walk into work proudly boasting that they have just helped to save someone's life. But that is the opportunity we are giving you today. A day off work and a short stay in hospital could be all it takes to ensure that this Christmas isn't Penny Phillips's final one.
When she cuddles her grandsons Nathan, three, and four-month-old Noah, Penny's feelings are rather more intense than the usual rush of grandmotherly love. Penny looks healthy enough, but she is dying of leukaemia. Unless a suitable bonemarrow donor can be found, she is unlikely to live for more than a few months.
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