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Brave girl beats rare type of leukaemia – thanks to bone marrow from little sister [Video]

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A GIRL with a rare blood cancer was saved – thanks to bone marrow from her little sister.

Ruby Leaning was six when she collapsed on the school playground and was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

Ruby Leaning, right, beat cancer thanks to bone marrow from little sister Mabel, leftCredit: Amanda Fawcett / SWNS
Mabel’s donor marrow proved to be a perfect match for RubyCredit: Amanda Fawcett / SWNS

Her two-year-old sister, Mabel, proved a perfect match and donated marrow for a transplant.

Two years later, Ruby was declared cancer-free and is now a happy and healthy ten-year-old who loves swimming, dancing and piano lessons.

Her gran, Amanda Fawcett, 56, said: “She had the stem cell treatment and she actually got the stem cells from her little sister Mabel because she was a perfect match.

“We wasn’t expecting her to be a match at first but thankfully, she was so we just couldn’t believe our luck.

“It was amazing – we were …

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