The tear-jerking moment cancer survivor meets the stem cell donor who saved her READ MORE: Coalition of cancer experts demand urgent cash for cancer care By Luke Chafer Published: 06:18 EDT, 24 September 2024 | Updated: 06:26 EDT, 24 September 2024 e-mail View comments A blood cancer survivor has shared a heartwarming encounter with the young stranger who provided the stem cell donation that saved her life. Alison Belsham, 57, from Newport, held back tears as she approached her donor, 31 year-old Rachel Rees, and invited her in for a hug, telling her there will 'never be enough words' to say thank you. Ms Belsham was diagnosed with leukaemia for the second time in 2017, prompting a worldwide search to find a bone marrow donor.
Doctors eventually found a match on the other side of the world in Australia, where Ms Rees, who is originally from Llanelli, in Carmarthenshire, was living at the time. Now, a video revealing the pair's emotional meeting has been published online, and is sure to set chins quivering. Alison Belsham, 57, (left) met Rachel Rees,31, (right) the women who saved her life for the first time Rachel was in shock after flying from Australia to see her family who had set up the suprise visit Donor Rachel was found after a global search but is from just a couple miles down the road from Alison but now lives in Australia The clip shows Ms Belsham expressing her appreciation to Ms Rees, saying: 'I now get the chance to live a full life, spend precious time with my c.