Scots teacher who became charity's 2000th stem cell donor hopes to 'give someone a second chance at life'
A teacher who became the 2,000th stem cell donor for a blood cancer charity has revealed how she feels "very fortunate and lucky" to give someone a second chance at life.
"I signed up as reading through the information online, it felt like there were no reasons not to be registered, and following my donation I still feel the same." "I feel very fortunate and lucky to be able to donate for someone and give them another chance to survive," Ms Pringle said. She also said it had been an "emotional time".
Top news stories today The teacher said she would have "no questions" about going through the process again, adding that the process of donating had been "extremely easy" and had no major side effects. The "peripheral stem cell" method of donation involves giving blood from one arm and receiving it back in the other after cells had been separated.
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