Rare Blood Saves Nine-Year-Old Qasim | Liverpool News

A nine-year-old boy, Qasim Rizwan, battled a rare blood disorder that made his immune system attack his own red blood cells—his ultra-rare blood type matched only about fifty donors in the UK. With time running out and no matches found, scientists in Liverpool pulled from their frozen blood bank, even contacting a specific donor, to keep him alive. After a terrifying descent into illness and near-death, Qasim recovered, returned to school, and even visited the blood center to thank the heroes who saved him. His mom, now a donor herself, credits the medical team and community with giving her son a second chance at life.

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