‘The only treatment that will save my life’ – Nuno da Camara Pereira’s daughter pleads for a bone marrow transplant

After fighting breast cancer in 2020, Maddalena da Camara PereiraDaughter of singer Fado Nuno da Camara PereiraHe is going through a sensitive moment again. The artist’s daughter has been diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome, a severe pre-leukemia condition, and is currently looking for a compatible donor for a bone marrow transplant.

In this way, Maddalena da Camara Pereira decided to make a public appeal on social networks.

“I’m Maddalena Maddalena Camara Pereira who knows me calls me Laranginha. I am 45 years old, I have two daughters I would love to see them grow and be with. In 2020, I had breast cancer which I treated with 6 months of chemotherapy, surgery and radiotherapy at the Lisbon IPO. I went back to My job and back to my normal life. In April 2022, I was unexpectedly diagnosed again with myelodysplastic syndrome, a long ugly name, in simple words, for pre-acute leukemia.”he began by saying, in a text also shared by Nuno da Camara Pereira.

“I was accepted into the IPO to undergo chemotherapy courses for treatment and to “gain time” until a bone marrow transplant, which is the only treatment that will save my life. The compatibility of my brothers has already been studied, but unfortunately there is no 100% compatibility with me. So, I am already waiting A compatible donor with bone marrow in the World Bone Marrow Donation Bank »It is to explain.

Finally, Maddalena also highlighted the importance of bone marrow donation. “So I ask you to go to mobile mail or any other hospital in the list below to register, go around the corner, enjoy it too and give blood!! With every hospitalization I need several bags for transfusion of blood and/or platelets, they don’t dream about their lack In hospitals where there are times when they even have to ration blood and platelets for different patients!! Donate blood and register as bone marrow donors”Been completed.