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Thousands sign up to save single mum's life after she's struck down with rare cancer

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Thousands of people have signed up to save a single mum's life after she was struck down with a rare cancer. Rachael Nixon, from Kirkcaldy, is a lone parent to 15-month-old baby daughter Daisy and was diagnosed with Myelofibrosis in October after months of feeling unwell.Myelofibrosis is aggressive bone marrow disease that disrupts the body's normal production of blood cells.

The typical life expectancy for sufferers is six years.The 39-year-old's only hope for a cure is a bone marrow transplant, and as she grows weaker by the day, Rachael desperately needs the public's help to find a match.More than 2000 people have now joined the blood stem cell donor register in just a matter of weeks in a bid to help Rachael and Daisy have a future together.

Sharing her gratitude for all the strangers who have rushed to support her, Rachael said: "I'm so overwhelmed that people want to save my life.

But I also hope I can make a difference and get the donor numbers up. "I might not get a match, but someone else might, and it could save another life.

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