{"id":4250,"date":"2017-04-21T12:46:39","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T11:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futurehealthbiobank.com\/fhbb-2\/?p=4250"},"modified":"2025-10-02T05:31:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T04:31:35","slug":"cyd-reys-experience-decision-store-twins-stem-cells-daughter-battled-leukaemia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futurehealthbiobank.com\/qa-en\/blog\/cyd-reys-experience-decision-store-twins-stem-cells-daughter-battled-leukaemia\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyd and Rey&#8217;s experience and decision to store their twins\u2019 stem cells while their daughter battled leukaemia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cyd and Rey were overjoyed to find out they were pregnant with twins. Unfortunately their joy was met with fear and worry when they also found out their 4 year old daughter had leukaemia. Dealing with such a diagnosis while pregnant would be stressful for all, but Cyd and Rey stayed optimistic and decided to take a proactive approach to their unborn children\u2019s future health while their 4 year old received treatment for leukaemia.<!--more--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4253 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/futurehealthbiobank.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/04\/cyd-and-ray-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/futurehealthbiobank.com\/qa-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2017\/04\/cyd-and-ray-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/futurehealthbiobank.com\/qa-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2017\/04\/cyd-and-ray-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/futurehealthbiobank.com\/qa-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2017\/04\/cyd-and-ray-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/futurehealthbiobank.com\/qa-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2017\/04\/cyd-and-ray-144x180.jpg 144w, https:\/\/futurehealthbiobank.com\/qa-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2017\/04\/cyd-and-ray-480x600.jpg 480w, https:\/\/futurehealthbiobank.com\/qa-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2017\/04\/cyd-and-ray.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs my parents always said, good always comes out of bad, and in this case the good is that we were introduced to Future Health, which has made a huge difference to our confidence as a family.\u201d Cyd<\/p>\n<p>They decided to store their twins\u2019 cord blood stem cells with Future Health Biobank, the most accredited family stem cell bank in the world, to ensure they had access to these precious cells if needed for treating diseases, such as leukaemia. 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