内容摘要："It's quite remarkable that all these other countries in the world are using it and we are not," she said.

"It's quite remarkable that all these other countries in the world are using it and we are not," she said.

"He's very resilient and just gets on with it – even though he's been through so much and I wouldn't be able to cope with half of what he has gone through."But we've talked to him about sharing his story, to help him and other people find a match, and he's said yes, he wants to help."

"To look at him right now, you wouldn't know he is ill and needs a transplant," she added.On Sunday Mason's family and friends, led by Emily, held a stem cell donor registration event to encourage more people to sign up as potential stem cell donors.The process is described as "quick and easy, and can be completed with a simple cheek swab".

Blood cancer charity DKMS helped organise the donor registration event at a primary school in Islington.The charity's spokesperson, Deborah Hyde, says: "By registering as a donor, you could give hope not just to Mason, but countless others from all backgrounds, who are relying on the stem cell register for a second chance at life.

"Signing up is a quick and easy process involving some painless mouth swabs: if you are aged 17 to 55 and in general good health, you're eligible to join the register with DKMS.

"And if you were then matched with someone needing a transplant, in nine out of ten cases donating is a simple, outpatient process similar to donating blood platelets."He will appear at Norwich Crown Court on 19 June and was granted conditional bail.

Alana arrives for our interview with a bag for life full of lacey underwear, knee-high boots and a leather whip.She initially seems nervous, but begins to relax when we start talking about her job.

Alana is the name she has given herself - an identity to separate her work self from her everyday life as a mum."At the end of the day, we take all our make-up off, and go back to shopping at Asda, or do the school run," she says.