BBC Presenter Has Blood Cancer

Maryam Moshiri is a famous news presenter. She works for BBC News. She is forty-nine years old. Maryam has a rare blood cancer. The name of the cancer is polycythaemia vera. Many people call it PV.

This cancer is not curable. But doctors can treat the disease. The body makes too many red blood cells. This makes the blood very thick. Thick blood is very dangerous. It can cause blood clots. It can cause a stroke. It can cause a heart attack.

Maryam has this illness for two years. She has no symptoms at first. A good doctor finds the illness. The doctor uses a routine blood test. Now Maryam wants to raise awareness. She wants to help other people.

At first, Maryam has a difficult treatment. Doctors put a needle in her arm. They slowly draw her blood. This treatment reduces the thick blood. But it makes her very tired. She loses some of her hair. She feels itchy on her body.

Now she has a new medicine. It is an immunotherapy treatment. She feels much better now.

Maryam is a mother of three children. She has a daughter Iris. Iris is thirteen years old. She has a daughter Vivienne. Vivienne is eleven years old. She has a son Caspian. Caspian is nine years old. Her husband is named Jonathan. He is a very helpful husband.

Maryam is often very tired. She cannot play with her children. But her family is very supportive.

Maryam still works at her job. She travels to many countries. She travels to the country Qatar. She travels to the Vatican. She travels to cold Greenland. She is a very brave presenter.