ACLT gears up to mark 10 years since Daniel De-Gale's death

Campaigning mum Beverley De-Gale speaks to The Voice about how she hopes her son will be remembered and the plans to celebrate his life

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Alannah Francis

THIS OCTOBER will mark 10 years since the death of ACLT spearhead Daniel De-Gale, a vibrant donor campaigner and the first black person in the UK to receive a stem cell transplant from an unrelated donor.

Daniel was just 21 years old when he died from multiple organ failure following complications from leukaemia. He had previously successfully beat the disease, which he was diagnosed with aged six, after a six-year battle. But his health deteriorated roughly six years after his transplant, something his parents attribute to him having waited too long to find a donor match.

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