Supersonic memories for an Oasis superfan

Mark meets man who saved his life before reunion gig

- BILLY GADDI

An Oasis fan felt supersonicafter meeting the man who saved his life before the band’s first reunion show in Cardiff.

Mark Devlin, 26, from Renfrewshire, was born with arare and serious genetic condition called Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD), which left his immune system unable to fight infections.

Asa child, Mark was in and out of hospital and, by the age of 11, doctors warned his health would only worsen without a bone marrowtransplant.

In April 2011, he was finally offered one at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne with a match from Neil Ellis, who at the time was only a stranger from Wales.

Now, 14 years on, Mark lives medication free and decided to track down his 58-year-old donor through the Anthony Nolan Registry.

When he secured tickets to see the Gallagher brothers firstreunion gigin the Welsh capital, he knewitwas the perfect time for the pair to meet.