“I was outside the hospital one day and I watched patient transport bring people in and basically that’s a porter’s job on road. So that just seemed perfect,” he said.
He has now worked in non-emergency patient transport for three years and remains in remission.
“One of the best things was when I first went back up to the day ward in my job rather than as a patient and I saw one of the nurses that treated me there,” said Gray.
“To be there and to be better and doing something for others, it meant so much.”
His wife, Sue, 62, said she had welcomed her husband’s career change.
“It’s not an easy job, it can be quite difficult at times, but you can tell it just brings him joy every day,” she said.
According to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the Royal Hallamshire Hospital is a major centre for stem cell transplantation.
Dr Alex Kanellopoulos, consultant haematologist, said: “Everyone here is so proud of Ashley and all he has achieved following treatment.”
