GWENT teen Emily Clark was back in hospital yesterday enduring another course of chemotherapy as her search for a bone marrow donor continues.

The 17-year-old from Cwmbran is back on the Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) unit of the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff and yesterday underwent day six of what is planned to be her last chemo cycle.

Her mum Donna Dunn said that they will know how successful the treatment has been in two weeks.

She said Emily is overwhelmed by the level of fundraising. Celebrities like Michael Sheen and cousin Caroline Sheen have backed her appeal – and Dragon’s Den’s Theo Paphitis has retweeted an appeal for donors for the teenager.

Teacher and sixth formers in Croesyceiliog are putting on a variety show later this week and holding a ‘wear something Christmassy’ day with all money raised going to TCT to buy an ultra sound machine, which costs 10k.

Year 7 pupils at Croesyceiliog have also got on board to support Emily’s appeal Remission Impossible. A group of five boys from the school raised £91.80 for the Teenage Cancer Trust through carol singing last weekend and holding a bake sale.

Work places around Gwent are also rallying around with staff at Bron Afon Community Housing being encouraged to join the register when the Welsh Blood Service bus stops at their offices later this week.

While Ms Dunn and three mums from the school have started training this week to take part in the Cardiff Half Marathon next year.

She said: “I haven’t run since I was 13 so it’s going to be a challenge, but Emily was meant to be doing it, so we are doing it on her behalf.”

She added that Emily also had a £25 donation from young teenager Caitlin Wilkinson who had been selling bracelets, she said: “These kind acts are really lifting her spirits”

“But the campaigning, raising awareness and fundraising goes on.”

Emily’s sister Holly has arranged bucket collections during the Croesyceiliog Christmas show of Jesus Christ superstar in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust.

Emily needs a bone marrow transplant after she was told that her cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, had returned.

The South Wales Argus is helping to raise awareness of donating bone marrow and stem cells to help Emily and the 1,800 other people searching for a match in the UK.

The Welsh Blood Service announced that 161 people have joined the register since the start of the campaign, while Anthony Nolan have announced that 320 people living within the NP postcode area have applied to join the Anthony Nolan register since November 24.

Of those, 186 came direct from the South Wales Argus website.

We want our readers to join the bone marrow register to show their support, in the hope one of them will be a match for Emily.

All you have to do initially is join online, then provide a saliva sample by post.

To help Emily, if you are aged between 16 and 30 you can join the Anthony Nolan bone marrow register.

If you sign up, please tick Emily’s campaign ‘Remission Possible’ as a reason for joining.

If you are aged between 17 and 55, you can join the Delete Blood Cancer bone marrow register.

We’re also backing Emily’s plan to get #RemissionPossible trending on Twitter.

If you register as a donor, tweet to @RemissionPos using the hashtag.

To support Teenage Cancer Trust in South Wales contact Debbie Jones on debbie.jones@teenagecancertrust.org or call 07985 471429.