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Seven years later she got to say a big thank you in person to the woman who saved her life.

A stem cell transplant replaces damaged blood cells with healthy ones, which can treat conditions affecting the blood cells, like leukaemia and lymphoma.

Leland from Gateshead was matched with a bone marrow donor in November, perhaps due to Ryan Reynolds' intervention. The six-year-old reflects on his year.