Greek football player Vangelis Moras moved thousands of people in Greece and Australia when he decided to donate bone marrow to save his ill brother.
Moras, a player for the Greek national team and Italian team Hellas Verona, will travel from Italy to Melbourne on August 2 to donate bone marrow for a transplant that will help his younger brother, Dimitri, recover.
Dimitri has been hospitalised in Australia since March after finding out he had high-risk Acute Myeloid Leukemia while on holiday. He has been undergoing chemotherapy at the Alfred Hospital and cannot return to Greece as he is in critical condition.
His entire family is now in Melbourne to support him. Dimitri’s story has touched the Greek community of Melbourne. In June, 250 members of the Greek community raised 20,000 dollars, while the “Save Moras” campaign has raised more than 100,000 dollars, paying for his first round of chemotherapy and his hospital stay. The campaign aims to raise 250,000 dollars.
The football player also visited the Oakleigh Grammar and thanked the Oakleigh community who have helped and supported his brother. The Greek Australian students were excited by the player’s visit and asked for photos and a hug.
Dimitri’s story has gone global. Well-known Greek singer Antonis Remos visited Dimitri in the hospital.
To donate to the Save Moras campaign, visit www.mycause.com.au/page/savemoras
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