Sharon Berger, who launched a community-wide hunt for a bone marrow donor after being diagnosed with leukaemia, has died. She was 65.
Her son Jonni announced her death on Twitter on Friday.
He wrote: “Devastated to see my Mum lose her battle today but grateful to the amazing supporters of #Spit4Mum, keep saving those lives and never give up.”
The Jewish community united behind Mrs Berger’s appeal for a donor in December 2012, when she fell seriously ill with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a malfunction of the bone marrow in producing blood cells. She underwent intensive chemotherapy in hospital while waiting for a transplant.
