The parents of a toddler battling against blood cancer have made a desperate plea to the British public to help them find a bone marrow match. Four-year-old Dillan, who is half Turkish through his father, needs to have a transplant by October to increase his chances of survival. Dillan’s family, who live in London, said […]
This week, the colour orange has become a beacon of hope for children suffering from leukaemia, with buildings in Turkey lighting up in orange and people wearing orange masks to raise awareness about the illness. The campaign, #lösemili1çocuğunhayali, is being run by LÖSEV, Turkey’s leading charity for children suffering from leukaemia, a cancer of the […]
Did you know that every three minutes of every day, a child is diagnosed with cancer? Sadly, more than 80% of these children are not cured because of poverty: either the medical facilities they need do not exist or their families cannot afford the treatment. Turkish children’s cancer charity LÖSEV has been battling against this […]
Turkey’s leading charity for children with leukaemia has launched its annual Kurban (Eid al-Adha) campaign, appealing for donations that can be used to assist disadvantaged families whose children are undergoing lifesaving treatment for the blood cancer. Founded in 1998, LÖSEV, or the Health and Education Foundation for Children with Leukaemia, provides support and assistance to […]
Dear T-VINE, I am writing to update you on my skydiving event that was due to take place last year (Cancer survivor Ayse-Gul Ismail set to skydive for The Brain Tumour Charity, 14 August 2020). Unfortunately due to the poor weather conditions, the skydive got cancelled. It’s taken a while for me to rearrange it, […]
A young woman from North London, who overcame a Stage 4 brain tumour as a child, is gearing up for a weekend fundraising jump for The Brain Tumour Charity. Weather-permitting, Ayse-Gul Ismail will perform a skydive in Peterborough on Saturday, 15 August, in the hope of raising £1,500 for the world’s leading brain cancer charity […]
The parents of a 21-month-old baby have made a desperate plea to the British Turkish community to join the UK’s Blood Stem Cell Register. A single door match could help save their daughter Liya Gümüşöz, who has been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia, a rare and aggressive type of cancer. Liya has just weeks to […]
Hundreds of people have responded to an appeal to raise £50,000 for an urgent operation needed by Engin Yorgancı’s wife, Mena. The mother of two has been diagnosed with an aggressive stage 2 tumour in her pancreas. She was due to have an operation to remove it in the UK, but has been trapped indefinitely […]
A young Turkish Cypriot who hit the headlines last year when she appealed for a blood donor match has died. Talia Tosun passed away at University College London Hospital on Sunday evening surrounded by her family. She had turned 25 in February. The talented young data wizard had been diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, an […]
Before Christmas, an urgent bone marrow appeal was launched for Stella Charalambous, a 45-year-old mother of one who has leukaemia. Among those spearheading the campaign to find her a blood donor match is her friend of 34 years Naz Hassan. The two, pictured above with another close friend Tina Agsti, are originally from North London, […]
