Swatil, a 39-year-old, was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, a type of blood cancer with Myelodysplastic Syndromes in January of 2023.
Swatil's life has been a roller-coaster of a journey. His condition is deteriorating by the day, so his treating physician has advised that a stem cell transplant is his only chance at survival.
He has a loving wife and a young son with whom he wishes to spend the rest of his life. Currently, he is being treated in Mumbai. He urgently needs a matching stem cell donor to undergo the lifesaving transplant.
His friends and family describe him as cheerful and the go-to person for them. The news of Swatil’s illness has turned their lives upside down, but they continue their efforts to find a matching donor for him.
DKMS-BMST has been working to find suitable donors for patients with blood cancer and blood disorders in India. So far, we have facilitated 80+ blood stem cell donations. For a successful stem cell donation, the donor's tissue characteristics of the donor must match with those of the patient. When you join the stem cell registry, you are on standby to be matched and potentially save the life of anyone with a blood cancer or blood disorder who needs a blood stem cell donation. With stem cell donation, you can be the right person and a lifesaver.