My stem cells will help to save a tot

A MILLION-TO-ONE chance has seen a father donate stem cells which have helped to save a childs life.

Stephen Gibbons, 36, has spent this week in hospital donating about 85 million blood stem cells.

Although he is not allowed to knowanything about the person who will get his cells, dad-of-two Stephen has been told it is a very young child.

The recovery driver, who lives in Marks Tey, said: Knowing it was a child was more than enough incentive.

It just made it more important.

I like to think of myself as one of those people who will help people as much as I can.

Stephen was unable to donate blood, as he had carbon monoxide poisoning in the past.

Still keen to do something to help, he and his wife Michelle joined the stem cell register about six months ago.

Stephen got a call three months ago saying he was a potential match.

He went for a number of tests, which showed he was a 100 per cent match.

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My stem cells will help to save a tot