Overview

• Former footballer Tom Weilandt, 33, has announced a relapse of leukemia, initially diagnosed and treated in 2023.
• No suitable stem cell donor has been found in European registries, prompting his home club Hansa Rostock to spearhead a DKMS donor campaign.
• Clubs including VfL Bochum and Weilandt’s youth teams, LSG Elmenhorst and SV Warnemünde, have joined the initiative under the motto 'In den Farben getrennt, in der Sache vereint.'
• Donor registration drives will take place on May 10 at Hansa Rostock’s and VfL Bochum’s home matches against Energie Cottbus and Mainz 05, respectively.
• The campaign aims to secure a matching donor to support Weilandt’s ongoing cancer treatment and recovery efforts.