A charity is appealing for more possible bone marrow donors to help save a six-year-old girl with leukaemia.

Imogin Appiah was rushed to hospital last week with a life-threatening chest infection.

The little girl has been in and out of hospital for the past three months being treated for the disease.

The Croydon Guardian has been following her progress since she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

She is undergoing chemotherapy to bring the cancer under control and needs a bone marrow transplant.

Imogin’s ethnicity means that her odds of locating a life-saving bone marrow match are 1 in 100,000 in contrast to a 1 in 5 chance if she were white.

Her mum Sheila said: “She was rushed to St George’s Hospital when we realised she had the infection. She was treated in intensive care and pulled through within 24 hours.

“It was very frightening at the time, but she took it quite calmly. She is such a strong child.

“She was holding onto my earring, reassuring me that everything would be ok.”

The brave girl has been moved from intensive care to an isolation room to prevent her from getting another infection.

Local charity African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust (ACLT) has been holding bone marrow registration drives, calling on the local community to register and help save Imogin’s life.

Over 70 people turned up to the first drive but the charity was extremely disappointed with the turnout to the second drive at Imogin’s old primary school.

They are hoping the public will respond to another appeal and will be in the Whitgift Centre on May 28 and 29 to register possible donors.

Charity founder Beverley De Gale, whose son Daniel battled the deadly disease, said: “Time is of the essence and our time to find a suitable donor is very short and so please can you continue to assist Imogin and her mother in this battle to find a life saving match.”

Miss Appiah said: “It is highly important for people to come to the drive, you could become a lifesaver.”

The ACLT team will be on hand in the Whitgift Centre to answer questions and register possible donors from 2.30pm to 7.30pm.

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