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The star ofCant Pay? Well Take It Away!has revealed he desperately needs a bone marrow transplant after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.

TV bailiff Delroy Anglin has an aggressive form of leukaemia which hes called a death sentenceunless a donor an be found.

The 56-year-old father of five is currently undergoing chemotherapy at the Royal Marsden in Sutton to battle the worst symptoms of the disease but the treatment will only be effective for so long.

Delroy has spoken about the toll that chemo has taken on his body, saying:

Chemotherapy is tough. The first time I had it I was in a wheelchair after. I looked in the mirror and didnt even recognise myself, I was so weak and frail.

The next time I forced myself to take a few steps, and not let it do that to me again. Now Im feeling positive about it. But it wont go away. A transplant would be a game changer. Its the only way to get rid of it.

Unfortunately The Croydon Advertiser have reported that finding a donor will be difficult due to Delroys minority background as there arent manydonors with African Caribbean heritage on the donor register.

Delroys life has changed significantly since the diagnosis and hes been forced to quit his on-screen work for Channels 5s Cant Pay? Well Take It Away!

He said:

You feel as if someone has pronounced a death sentence. Life changed in an instant. When they tell you, youre just hoping someone has made a mistake, but they havent.

At the end of the day, unless somebody says differently Im terminal.

Mr Anglin is suffering from a specific type of leukaemia called Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) whichaffects the stem cells in bone marrow and causes a huge amount of white blood cells to be produced, reducing the number of red cells in the body.

Only half of patients can be cured of the rare disease but despite the debilitating effects Delroy remains hopeful he can beat it and his family have rallied around him to support him during this difficult time.

In order to help save Delroys life the campaign#Match4Delroy has been launched by blood cancer charity the African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust (ACLT) to encourage people to join the donor register.

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