A BROMSGROVE teenager said he is feeling amazing as he has been allowed home from hospital after his stem cell transplant.
After months of looking for a match, Leo Sproson, aged 16, who has been battling leukaemia, received a stem cell transplant last month and has undertaken chemotherapy.
Leo and his family were told that he could go home, and on Monday, he left the hospital.
His mum, Jenna, said: “The first night at home went amazingly.
“He slept 10 hours, and when I asked how he felt, he said I feel amazing.
“His loyal cat, Smudge, also never left his side.”
Leo has allowed his story to be shared and heard through his Facebook page ‘Leo’s Army’ in a bid to get other people to join the DKMS stem cell donor register.
His family held a registration day in November and, in total, 718 people signed up to the stem cell register on the day, with many more registering for online kits.
The event also raised more than £4,000 for DKMS, which will help the charity with processing the swab kits.
So far, five people who have signed up to the stem cell register through Leo’s campaign have been contacted to be a donor.
Jenna added: “When you sign up to become a Stem Cell Donor, you join a Network of Hope.
“Leo is part of that network and hopefully has saved five other lives because of it.
“Keep sharing, keep spreading the word and keep pestering people to sign up to the register- Leo is literally saving lives.”
Leo’s mum, Jenna, has been so amazed by Leo’s response to his potentially life-threatening illness that she has nominated him for a Pride of Britain award in the Child or Teenager of Courage Award category.
Staff at The Standard have also nominated Leo for the award and have joined a rallying call for others to do the same.
Visit: data.reachplc.com/242643338335962 to nominate Leo.
