MS patient back on his feet after years in a wheelchair

MS patient back on his feet after years in a wheelchair

23 January 2018

Roy was diagnosed with MS in 2003 after experiencing tingling in his legs and lost the ability to walk soon after.

After watching a documentary about stem cell transplants for people with his condition, Roy contacted the Trust and in October he found himself undergoing the procedure at Hammersmith Hospital. The transplant was a success and over the following weeks Roy started to walk again.

“To have had this treatment is just amazing,” said Roy. “I can’t describe what I feel like inside. I sent my best man a video and he was crying his eyes out and saying that it’s a miracle.”

“The staff were amazing and they treat you like a human being. The nurses who looked after me were such a laugh. They kept me in high spirits and we’re planning on running a marathon together.”

Roy says that the transplant has completely changed his life, even enabling him to fulfil his ambition of volunteering with the police force.

To thank the team that made this possible, Roy’s friends and family came together and raised £1,100 for The Blood Fund, supporting the haematology department at Hammersmith Hospital.

Every penny raised for the fund goes back to improving care for patients with a variety of blood disorders and treatments. To find out more about The Blood Fund, visit www.imperialcharity.org.uk/fundraising2/the-blood-fund