Final week he was in a position to announce he has discovered an identical blood donor and undergone a stem cell transplant that he hopes will save his life.
Davies first revealed his prognosis in August and defined he urgently wanted a blood donor with the intention to perform the transplant to fight the Hepatosplenic T Cell Lymphoma prognosis that blew his world aside.
Seventeen weeks on, the previous Cross Keys and Pontypool outdoors half has introduced on Instagram {that a} match has been discovered for him. He additionally detailed what he’s now going by means of.
“I’ve had per week of an especially intense chemo regime, which is per week that I’d wish to neglect in a rush. However it’s one I don’t suppose I ever will,” wrote Davies in an emotive publish.
“At some point for the physique to relaxation yesterday, with some medicine to suppress my immune system able to transplant. Now right here we’re immediately, transplant day, day zero and my second likelihood.
“I knew I had a ‘potential’ match for fairly just a few weeks. It’s at all times ‘potential’ as a result of the donor can pull out at any time! Due to this fact, with the quantity of issues that would go mistaken, I’ve stored it just about to myself.
“It was simpler that manner, to not get different individuals’s hopes up and obtain a great deal of messages of help, just for the donor to fall by means of after which obtain messages about that as effectively.
“Which will appear to be an ungrateful manner to take a look at all of the help I’ve had over these previous few months, however it’s utterly the alternative. I’ve been so overwhelmed with all of the messages and the quantity of people that commonly verify in on me.
“I really feel terrible choosing up my cellphone realizing that I’ve messages from a number of days in the past from buddies that I nonetheless haven’t replied to.
“Reality is, not every single day has been simple, removed from it. And though it’s been wonderful realizing individuals care about me, some days I haven’t wished to speak about it and wished to attempt to neglect that that is all taking place to me. So, if I haven’t replied to a message you’ve despatched, I actually am sorry.
“All of the horrible therapy is out of the way in which and we’re on to the enterprise finish of the present now. Now’s once I’m at most danger, whereas my physique is getting used to the brand new stem cells.
“I’ll be taking medicine to maintain my immune system working at a naked minimal, which implies bother for me if I are available in contact with actually any sort of illness or virus!
“I’ll be like a 5ft 10in child strolling round for some time – bald, unvaccinated to something, susceptible to every thing and possibly much more emotional in direction of issues than regular!
“I’m so grateful to everybody who has signed as much as be a donor (In two years perhaps I’ll discover out considered one of you was mine!) However that’s inappropriate, as a result of sooner or later all of you who’ve signed up will get the prospect to save lots of another person’s life and that’s what it’s all about!
Ethan Davies in motion for Wales within the 2018 Commonwealth Video games
“I don’t know the overall determine of direct signal ups from my authentic publish, however I do know it’s over the 4,000 mark, which is completely unimaginable.”
Following his prognosis his present membership Pontypool held swabbing occasions and urged individuals to come back ahead to extend his possibilities of discovering a match, which he has now performed.
Having come by means of the Dragons academy, Davies has performed for Bedwas, Newport, Ebbw Vale and Cross Keys earlier than starring on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Sequence.
He performed for Wales from 2015-2020, and with 526 factors subsequent to his title, solely Luke Morgan (655) and Luke Treharne (638) have amassed extra factors for his or her nation on the sequence.
He represented Wales within the Sevens Rugby World Cup in San Francisco and within the Commonwealth Video games on the Gold Coast. However for the reason that COVID pandemic, he has performed semi-professionally for Pontypool while coaching as an electrician.
Everybody linked with Welsh rugby needs Ethan a Merry Christmas and a most cancers free 2023.
