00:00An 18-month-old boy from Wirral has been given a second chance at life after a life-saving stem
00:06cell transplant. Ranney was diagnosed with aplastic anemia, a rare blood condition,
00:11shortly before his first birthday. His mum, Laura, says he is doing amazingly well at home
00:17after receiving stem cells from a donor. The treatment took place at Royal Manchester
00:22Children's Hospital, with additional care at Alderay in Liverpool. Laura said she and her
00:27family were deeply touched when Everton made an appeal for new donors to sign up to the Anthony
00:33Nolan Stem Cell Register at the Merseyside Derby in April 2025. The family are urging more people
00:40to join the stem cell register.
