Tilehurst cancer survivor meets lifesaving donor in BBC programme

Mum of three Lisa Whaymand, from Tilehurst, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in 2010, at aged 41.
Her savior was Neil Munro, from Turriff, Aberdeenshire, who had registered to be an anonymous donor through the Anthony Nolan register.
Ms Whaymand had her transplant at Churchill Hospital, Oxford, in November 2010.
And in January last year the pair were introduced when both agreed to take part in BBC One television series The Gift.
They were filmed meeting for the first time at Mr Munro's Aberdeenshire home, along with his wife Louise and children Tara, aged 14, Connor, aged 13, and Kirsten, aged 11.
Ms Whaymand said: "Neil stepped forward to shake my hand and say 'hello, lovely to meet you'. But I hugged him.
"After the filming, my son Jack went up to Neil and said, ‘thank you for saving my mum’s life.’ It was very emotional.”
Mr Munro said: "I always thought about the person on the other side, wondering who they were and what they were going through.
"When I found out how ill she was and that she had young children, too, I was overwhelmed."
The families have remained in contact, and are like "one big family", Mr Munro said.
They will feature on The Gift on Tuesday, February at 9pm on BBC One.
For more information on the Anthony Nolan register, visit