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Got a spare fiver? Please help raise awareness for bone-marrow donation and Anthony Nolan by donating whatever you can - you could win a legendary MN blanket!

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HelenMumsnet · 13/01/2012 13:24

Hello. We know many of you have been posting on misdee's thread about expat's DD Aillidh, who has leukaemia, and you have been doing sterling work to raise aware for the Antony Nolan register, and for bone-marrow and cord-blood donation.

Many of you have also been posting questions for the Antony Nolan team on our Q&A thread (answers coming soon).

And now the lovely, lovely MN blanket-makers have offered to donate one of their legendary blankets, in Aillidh's name, to prod us all to do more to help raise awareness of Anthony Nolan.

You can see some of the gorgeous blankets the MN "Woolly Wonders" have made before here.

So here's the plan...

We have created a Just Giving page, where anyone who wants to (that's all of you, though, right? Smile) can go to donate whatever you can manage to Anthony Nolan.

Anyone who posts on this thread (hopefully about having just visited the Just Giving page - but also about other stuff, too) will be entered into a draw to win the blanket.

We can't make donating a condition of entering the draw (for legal reasons), and we won't check who has or hasn't donated before we pick the winner, but we hope most of you will want to donate a little something - and that the chance of winning such a beautiful handmade MN-y prize will make you feel even more warm and lovely inside when you do.

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HelenMumsnet · 19/01/2012 21:24

Thank you, thank you to everyone who's donated cash over the past couple of days. Mwah and Thanks to you all. We've nearly got to £900!

Hope the Anthony Nolan team have answered the Qs you had about bone-marrow and cord-blood donation. Do have a read of that if you haven't already.

And if you find you're not suitable to register to be a bone-marrow donor, please do feel free to make a cash donation instead. It all really really helps.

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BERNCON · 19/01/2012 21:07

Have been on the register for over 20 years did nearly get 2 b a donor went through so more testing then heard nothing. But I am going to take my children when old enough to give blood then register to be a donor such a easy thing to do but what a reward if u could save a life

neddle · 19/01/2012 20:53

I can't donate yet, as I'm breast feeding. I have made an appointment to donate in August when he'll be old enough for me to donate.
Never done it before and I hate needles, but I've felt I ought to do this for some time.

tintoytarantula · 19/01/2012 20:41

Aw, I can't, I'm too fat. :(

tintoytarantula · 19/01/2012 20:38

Donated a bit of cash and am looking into whether I could donate marrow!

YoshysMum · 19/01/2012 20:34

Hi I have just donated, happy to help. Smile

mynellie · 19/01/2012 20:13

after watching my hubby fight cancer anything people can do to help by either donating money or applying to become a bone marrow donor is fantastic it is a fight worth joining even if you have not been touched by some form of cancer someone you know will have

thebestisyettocome · 19/01/2012 19:56

I've donated and signed up. I've been meaning to do it for a while so well done MNHQ for spurring us on.
And good luck expat and Ailldh.

AlmaMartyr · 19/01/2012 17:11

Talked to DH about this thread and Aillidh and he's signed up on the register too. He's scared of needles so this is a big thing for him.

Ladyrattles · 19/01/2012 16:11

My husband and I are both on the BM register. He has a rarer blood type, and has almost matched once before.

I had a question for the A.Nolan people. Is there an advert/logo I can put on my website to encourage people to join the BM register?

If I win the blanket please auction it and give the funds to Anthony Nolan.

MyNameIsInigoMontoya · 19/01/2012 15:43

Done! Good idea, and all the best to Ailidh. Smile

mustdash · 19/01/2012 15:29

Thank you for making it so easy to donate. Thanks

johnworf · 19/01/2012 14:53

I've put my name down to be put on the bone marrow register when I give blood in March Grin

Notsosensible · 19/01/2012 14:00

Wonderful idea. Off to donate right now ......

ReneeVivien · 19/01/2012 13:22

... and donated.

ReneeVivien · 19/01/2012 13:12

On my way to join the register!
Lovely idea for a thread.

ColdWinterNights · 19/01/2012 00:37

I can't join the register at the moment because of heath reasons, but I will donate what I can to AN next week.

MrsDV Billie is such a beautiful girl. My heart goes out to you and your family xx.

TrinityRhino · 18/01/2012 18:34

have joined the register and donated

good luck and fab idea

AlmaMartyr · 18/01/2012 08:22

I can't donate much money at the moment but I have just joined the AN register.

MrsDV - I would love to hear Billie's story, like ChippingIn I think of her any time I see your name.

PurplePidjin · 17/01/2012 20:20

I spat in the tube and sent it off today.

Crochet services offered, MrsDV, if I can be of service Smile

lisad123 · 16/01/2012 23:50

Mrsd pm me if I can help at all. Happy to tell our story too if it helps (although think most people here know). Any Way to raise awareness is wonderful.

OhDoAdmitMrsDeVere · 16/01/2012 23:06

chipping Smile

ChippingInLovesEasterEggs · 16/01/2012 22:26

OhDoAdmit - I'm sure it would. It was 'Billie's story' that got me to check out the BM register, but I was too old for the AN register so I thought that was that, now I see you can do it through the blood donor service so when I'm giving blood next week I will ask then if I am eligible for their register :) They might say my health isn't good enough, but I'll try.

I think it would be lovely to do something for AN in Billie's name to mark her 21st. I don't have any suggestions, but I will have a think about it. I think about Billie a lot and Inever see your name on here without thinking about her - so please don't think she's fading away from everyone. I think it's just hard to know what to say, to let you know Billie is being thought of without sounding false or upsetting you. You were lucky to have each other and neither of you are easily forgotten x

OhDoAdmitMrsDeVere · 16/01/2012 22:19

Only if it will help giraffes dont feel you have to Smile

But I am always happy to tell her story x

giraffesCantDonateBoneMarrow · 16/01/2012 22:02

Tell us all about Billie :) MrdD will contact you off board...

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