Launching a Virtual Stem Cell Donor Drive for Blood Cancer Awareness Month

Virtual Drive

We’re encouraging our team members, friends, family and wider network to sign up to become stem cell donors.

To get on the register, you simply need to enter a couple of personal details online to request a free swab kit. You can do this via our Virtual Drive: https://www.dkms.org.uk/get-involved/virtual-drives/graphitedigital 

The swabbing process is painless and quick — simply swab the inside of your cheek, then package up your swab and pop it back in the post! It takes 2 minutes and is much easier than the lateral flow and PCR tests we’ve all become so used to over the last 18 months.

You can find loads more useful information about the actual donation process on the DKMS website.

Awareness

We’ll also be sharing content on our social media channels, website, and internally to raise awareness of blood cancer, it’s treatment, and the stem cell donation process over the coming weeks.

If anything catches your eye or surprises you, we’d actively encourage you to speak to your friends, family members and colleagues and contribute to the wider conversation around blood cancer.

Donate

If you’re not comfortable with or able to sign up as a potential stem cell donor, there is always the option to make a small donation. A link to enable you do this can be found on the Virtual Drive page.

Your money goes towards covering the cost of registering people as potential stem cell donors, which is approx £40 per registration.

We’re excited to support this important cause — one that’s close to the hearts of many of our team members — over the coming weeks, and look forward to expanding our own awareness around blood cancer and its treatments.