Stem cell match confirmed for Jewish father of two
Murray Foltyn, 41 is expected to receive life-saving transplant for blood cancer in early June
A potential life-saving donor has been found for a Jewish father of two suffering from blood cancer.
Jewish News championed an emergency appeal for 41-year old Murray Foltyn, formerly of Hampstead, now living in Sydney, Australia, for an unrelated stem cell donor to help save his life.
More than 2,000 potential donors swab in Stamford Hill in bid to save father’s life, April 2023
Whilst the donor currently remains anonymous, Foltyn is expected to receive his stem cell transplant on a still-to-be-confirmed date in early June.
His wife Claudia Milunsky wrote on social media: “We are so relieved to be able to share that a match has been confirmed for Murray, and the process of getting the donor’s stem cells to Australia is well underway.
“The long road ahead continues. But at least now, the key elements are all in place to be able to do a stem cell transplant for Murray.
“We couldn’t be more grateful for the entire worldwide community who helped us get to this point. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!”
Milunsky said the match had been identified, additional testing was complete and the stem cells have been harvested.
In April, more than 2,000 people in Stamford Hill came forward to be swabbed, in an inspiring event described as the biggest UK Jewish stem cell donor recruitment in years.
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