London fright nights to support leukemia charity

If you live in London you may be interested in these upcoming eventsfrom The Anthony Nolan Trust thoughtout the United Kingdom. Prepared to be spooked and spend the night and investigate some of the areas most haunted locations.

Some of these events are not for the faint-hearted. These are intense and frightening experiences but they benefit a very worthy cause. The entry fee covers the cost of the events to ensure that all sponsorship raised supports the lifesaving work of the Anthonoy Nolan Trust, a charity that:

In one sense, all we do is connect people.

We connect one person, whose immune system needs a boost – with another person, who is prepared to share a little of theirs. Matching patients with donors.

Of course, the detail is more complicated.
 

In the case of leukemia, intensive chemotherapy and radiotherapy are used to eradicate the disease. The intensity of these treatments, known as conditioning, has the negative effect of severely weakening the patient’s immune system. The transplant provides the patient’s body with healthy cells capable of regenerating the immune system.

A critical factor in the success of a transplant is the accuracy of the match between the patient’s cell tissue and the donor’s. Timing is also critical: once a patient has chosen to proceed with a transplant, the donor’s tissue – in the form of bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cells – must be available as soon as the conditioning treatment has finished.

If we take this as a rough guide to what we are trying to achieve, it is simple to explain what we do as an organisation.

You must be eighteen years old or older to participate in these events. No alcohol is to be consumed during the event.

Contact The Anthony Nolan Trust at: 01506 655361 (Mon-Fri, 9 – 5 pm) or register online at www.anthonynolan.org.uk For further information on events, please email the  organizer louise.wright@anthonynolan.org.uk.

Upcoming Fright Nights: