Hundreds join bone marrow register at ACLT in memory of Kevin Kararwa

12:15pm Tuesday 3rd June 2014 in News By Louisa Clarence-Smith, Reporter

Hundreds of people have come forward to join the bone marrow register following the death of leukaemia patient Kevin Kararwa.

The 24-year-old business student launched the #KillLeukaemia4Kevin campaign to save others from the life-threatening cancer after doctors gave him two weeks to live.

ACLT co-founder Beverley De-Gale OBE explains how to join the bone marrow register

His final wishes were to raise 24,000 for the African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust (ACLT) and inspire 2,400 people to join the bone marrow register - 100 for every year he lived.

Speaking from his hospital bed four days before his death, Mr Kararwa said: "Most people are not aware that ethnic minorities struggle to find bone marrow transplants.

"I would like to be the catalyst in creating awareness like never before."

To show solidarity to the campaign The Wimbledon Guardian's Nick Hitchens and Louisa Clarence-Smith visited the ACLT centre in Garnett Road, Croydon, to join the register.

Signing up simply involves filling out a form with personal details and taking a cheek swab sample.

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