In a social media post shared by the ‘Swab for Talia’ page set up to appeal for donations it has been announced the sad news that Talia lost her battle against cancer after months of treatment.

The 24 year old Talia was born and raised in Edmonton, North London,

On May 7th 2019 she was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leaukimia (ALL) a blood cancer. At the end of August, she was told that she needed a bone marrow transplant due to chemotherapy being ineffective.

Unfortunately, her sister wasn’t a match, nor was anybody on the Anthony Nolan donor register. Talia who was of Turkish Cypriot descent appealed to the Cypriot community for a donor to find a possible match that  could come from somebody of the same ethnicity.

In September the family and friends appealed for donations and stem cell donations A number of events took place but no matches were found.

Sadly it’s now been announced  that she lost her battle to cancer,

Parikiaki would like to express their condolences