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By Jeremy Armstrong A little boy is about to set off on an epic 4,000-mile journey for a potentially life-saving transplant, thanks to the Mirror. Jasper Makungu, 10, is due to travel from his home in Zambia this week to a clinic in India after we teamed up with blood cancer charity DKMS. Jasper has sickle cell disease, which requires a stem cell transplant to give him a second chance of a healthy life. He suffered a painful episode at Christmas but his dad Jackson says his son has rallied. “He should be going to India now he is better,” Jackson said. Jasper’s story began in Kabwe, his hometow…

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