In 2007, Ray Funnell’s wife, Lynne, convinced him to see a GP about a bruise on his arm that wouldn’t heal. The results of his blood tests and a bone-marrow aspirate were bad news – he had leukaemia.

The doctor told him that although there were many treatment options, his chance of survival was only 20%.

Brothers in arms

When Ray was told he needed a donor, the first people to consider were his siblings.

“If you have a sibling, you have a one in four chance of a match,” Rays says. “I have one brother, so the chance of a match was only 25% for me.”

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