Charlie Dugdale, 17, has aplastic anaemia, which means his body does not produce enough blood cells.
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Danielle Dugdale, Charlie's mother, said: "We're asking, encouraging and begging people to come along if they would like to help, and potentially help to save our son's life."Charlie had just qualified as a chef in the Royal Navy and was about to start his submarine training when he was diagnosed with the condition.their "life [was] turned upside down" after he was admitted to Derriford Hospital on 31 October.
Henny Braund, who is from the Anthony Nolan Trust, said: "Charlie has mixed heritage, it's really important that we get people with ethnic minority background.
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