Article: Donor offers Jack the gift of life; By finding bone marrow donors, the Anthony Nolan Trust offers hope to those fighting life-threatening illnesses. As the Trust's awareness week starts today, Laura Close, from Rowlands Gill, told health reporter JANE PICKEN how her seven-year-old son Jack found a perfect match for a transplant through the charity.(News)

Byline: JANE PICKEN

IF it wasn't for the Anthony Nolan Trust and the register of bone marrow donors it runs, Jack would not have been able to find a match.

No-one in his family was suitable and if the register had not been there, the doctors would have had no way of finding someone, but this way they were able to search all over the world for a donor.

It's a lifeline for Jack and for everyone else who needs a transplant if their bone ...

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