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Local Radio,3 mins

A father's appeal for a donor for his son

Midlands Masala with Gagan Grewal

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A couple from Tipton are appealing to Asian donors to help their son. Gaurav suffers from a rare condition called monosomy 7 which means without a bone marrow transplant he could develop an aggressive form of childhood leukaemia. As part of their hunt for a match his parents are encouraging more families from the Asian community to come forward and join the bone marrow donor register. In this extract taken from 麻豆社 WM鈥檚 Midlands Masala, presenter Arshia Riaz speaks to Gaurav鈥檚 father Sunny Bains鈥� This extract was taken from last Sunday's show. Gaurav's sister was not a match so the family are still looking for a donor.

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