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Article: Race to find Henry a bone marrow donor
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- Citizen Gloucestershire, The
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- August 6, 2008
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Family and friends of Henry Scot-Simmonds face an agonising race
against time to save his life.
The popular 24-year-old was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic
leukaemia last week.
His only chance of survival is to have a bone marrow transplant.
His parents and sister Georgina are appealing for people across
Gloucestershire to register as donors to find a match.
Henry, a civil engineer from Charlton Kings, had become gradually
more unwell as he worked in London.
The keen rugby player, who played for Old Pats, carried on until
he finally collapsed.
He is undergoing intensive chemotherapy but needs a transplant
within two to three months to save his life.
Speaking from hospital where parents ...