Evie from Whitby enjoying life back at home after stem cell transplant
Evie Hodgson, 8, from Whitby with a rare blood disease has been enjoying life back at home after having a stem cell transplant.
An eight-year-old girl from Whitby with a rare blood disease has been enjoying life back at home
Evie Hodgson, who was diagnosed with aplastic anemia last May, had a stem cell transplant back in January this year.
It is after she finally find a donor just before Christmas which ended up saving her life.
Her mum Tina said:
"Her blood counts are looking positive and we received the news that her bone marrow is 100% donor cells, which is obviously the best it can ever get. So everything is going great so far and heading in the right direction."
Evie had to spend a lot of time in hospital without being allowed to go outside, but when she could, a surprise was waiting for her.
Evie said:
"It was all snowy and it was like Narnia. I just saw this man recording me, it was daddy but he had a hat and mask on so you could only see his eyes and the same for Will, and then Will walked out and I was just like 'mummy, why's that boy coming out and like trying to give me a hug?' And then I realised it was Will! It was like the best day ever."
Here is that moment:
She added:
"I absolutely love being back at home because I can play with Will and I can snuggle both mummy and daddy at the same time.
"I just want to thank everyone for all the support who supported me on my journey. Thank you."
Tina said:
"It really is lovely to be home and as a parent, listening to Evie just playing like an eight-year-old girl should be, giggling, and her energy levels are a lot more now than what they were before her transplant.
"She's achieved so much in the eight years of her life. She's recruited over 30,000 people on to the stem cell register, and she's literally saving lives already because we know some people have been called out to donate their stem cells.
"We need to continue raising awareness because it's a total stranger on that stem cell register that's saved our little girl's life. There are no words that we can say to that individual to thank them enough for what they have done."