一名26岁的英国妇女,有罕见的RO血型,捐赠帮助黑人非洲或加勒比血统的病人。 A 26-year-old UK woman with rare RO blood type donates to help patients of Black African or Caribbean descent.

Mina Stoddart-Stones, 26岁,来自Bridgewater, 被公认为联合王国仅有9人之一,其U-阴性血型和N-阴性血型极为罕见,被归类为RO, 这对非洲黑人或加勒比裔病人至关重要。 Mina Stoddart-Stones, a 26-year-old from Bridgwater, has been recognized as one of only nine people in the UK with the extremely rare U-negative and N-negative blood type, classified as RO, which is vital for patients of Black African or Caribbean descent. 她的血液是治疗镰状细胞病、预防怀孕并发症和支持紧急护理的关键,被国家卫生系统血液和移植系统冷冻和储存长达30年之久。 Her blood, crucial for treating sickle cell disease, preventing pregnancy complications, and supporting emergency care, is frozen and stored for up to 30 years by NHS Blood and Transplant. 她开始向NHS捐赠,后者在生病和父亲癌症治疗期间支持她的家人。 She began donating to give back to the NHS, which supported her family during illness and her father’s cancer treatment. 她的捐款帮助了英国和葡萄牙的病人,她是全国罕见捐助者小组的成员。 Her donations have helped patients in the UK and Portugal, and she is part of a national rare donor panel.