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Young girl survives cancer thanks to little sisters lifesaving donation: ‘A perfect match’ [Video]

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A young girl in the U.K. is in cancer remission thanks to her sister’s lifesaving bone marrow donation.

Ruby Leaning, 10, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia after collapsing on the school playground in Jan. 2020, according to SWNS, the British news service.

The rare blood cancer required an urgent bone marrow transplant to keep the 6-year-old alive.

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After several tests, Leaning’s then 2-year-old sister, Mabel Leaning, came up as a “perfect match.”

The Leaning sisters’ grandmother, Amanda Fawcett, confirmed to SWNS that Ruby Leaning received treatment with Mabel Leaning’s stem cells.

Ruby Leaning was declared cancer-free in 2022 — meaning Mabel Leaning “saved Ruby’s life for sure,” Fawcett said.

“She’s a happy, normal and healthy 10-year-old who loves swimming, dancing and piano lessons.”

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

“It was …

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