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A five-year-old boy fighting a rare cancer discovered a stem cell potential after 10,000 people volunteered to donate – and his mother says it's "a million times" better than winning at the lottery.
The brave Oscar Saxelby-Lee only had a few months to find a match right after the aggravation of his aggressive form of leukemia.
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The young boy, originally from St John's, in Worcester, is suffering from acute T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL), a type of blood cancer caused by the inability of the bone marrow to produce enough normal blood cells.
Since her desperate parents made a call to find a stem cell match, more than 10,000 people have come forward to be tested to help Oscar.
Yesterday Olivia, her mother delighted, confirmed that three people proved to be at the height of Oscar, increasing his chances of survival.
Olivia, 23, wrote on the Facebook page of the Hand in Hand for Oscar family: "We have the best news to share! Oscar has a match!"
"Absolutely delighted to announce that Oscar has finally got a stem cell match, not just one but three and will be grafted very soon !!
"What an emotional roller coaster, it was literally a journey of heartbreak and fear all the time, but … WHAT !!! What a feeling of relief and positivity to help Love Oscar to get rid of cancer !!
Absolutely delighted to announce that Oscar finally got a stem cell match, not just one but three, and will undergo a transplant very soon
Olivia Saxelby-Lee
"It's so traumatic, but we're on the moon with a chance to tackle the next stage of treatment.
"Thank you, thank you, heartfelt thanks to all who have registered, supported and continued to spread the word for our beautiful boy and those who need wonderful bone marrow cells.
"We could never have done this without you all !!"
S addressing BBC Radio Hereford Radio & Worcester, Olivia said about their news: "It's a million times better than winning the lottery."
THOUSAND QUEUED
Oscar was diagnosed with the aggressive form of leukemia after bruises turned out to be cancer on December 28th.
A record 4,885 people queued for hours in the rain for testing after Sarah Keating, Oscar's school principal, hosted an open house at Pitmaston Primary School in Worcester.
"I can not tell you how ecstatic I am
DKMS, the charity testing the swabs, said its previous attendance record for a registration event was 2,200.
A series of other events saw more than 10,000 people volunteering to be tested.
Last week, Oscar parents had other good news when doctors confirmed that chemotherapy was reducing cancer cells.
Oscar, affectionately nicknamed Bear by his parents, is currently being treated at the Birmingham Children's Hospital.
Olivia, who lives with her partner and Oscar's father, Jamie Lee, 26, added, "I can not tell you how ecstatic I am.
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"I think no news has ever made us so happy about our lives.
"We know it's the beginning of another tough journey, but we'll beat it together and bring it home where it belongs, leading the life that it absolutely deserves.
"Bear, we're all behind you darling."
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