Elaiya was diagnosed with myeloid leukaemia at the end of May
The mother of an 18-month-old leukaemia patient being treated in Nottingham says they are in a "race against time" to find a suitable donor to potentially save her life. Elaiya Hameed is currently recovering from her second round of chemotherapy at the Queen's Medical Centre after being diagnosed with myeloid leukaemia at the end of May.
Elaiya, who lives with her family in Northampton, is being treated at the QMC as the level of chemotherapy which she is undergoing can only be given at certain hospitals. Elaiya lives with her mum Summan, 25, dad Muzahir, 29, and two-year-old brother Deen.Summan Hameed said: "Elaiya is just recovering from her second round of chemotherapy and that is happening quite slowly.
"It has been the craziest time of our lives managing this but she is still waking up every morning with a smile on her face, so we just have to try and turn off our emotion and focus on being strong parents for her. It's been hard on her brother as well because he's young but he is at an age where he's started to understand, but I can't bring him to hospital to see her and we're just trying to keep things as normal for him as possible.
Surgeries have been held across the country where people have been swabbed and added to the donor register. Mrs Hameed says she has been contacted by four people who have been matched with donors as a result of the surgeries, one of which was held in Nottingham on July 24.
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