To totally and shamelessly hijack......

[chegirlsgotheartburn]

AIBU for my own purposes (mwah ha ha).

Cos its important and AIBU is the most read board on this site.

Wednesday 20th January is my DD's 18th birthday. 18 is when you are old enough to join the bone marrow register (and you can give blood by then too)

My DD died aged 14 after fighting (and thats not just a word) luekemia for nearly two years. So she isnt here to sign up.

She received many blood and platelet transfusions whilst on treatment. They kept her alive and vastly improved her quality of life. Towards the end of her life the platelets enabled her to be at home with me and her dad and brothers. They meant she could die at home in peace and with dignity.

She was waiting for a bone marrow transplant when she died but there was no match. DD was mixed race and this made it much more difficult to find the right donor.

SO - If you have ever thought about giving blood and bone marrow PLEASE take the step this week. You may have grown up children who need a push nudge to do the same.

There is a picture of my beautiful girl on my profile. She was so bloody special and so brave.

Thank you to all who already give. What you do is incredible.

Thanks all for reading.

www.blood.co.uk

www.nhbt.nhs.uk/bonemarrow/

Thinking of you today.

In my thoughts today B x ( know you kind of from NMs)

Happy birthday B! Chegirl, how are you today x

I am thinking of che's beautiful girl today.

Chegirl, you have given DH and I a much-needed kick up the bum: We have signed up to give blood next Thursday and have registered with Anthony Nolan. We have done this to honour the memory of your beautiful daughter and in the hope that we can help somebody else's daughter (or son/ husband/ etc).

I hope you were able to stop and smile at some happy memories in amongst all of the sorrow that yesterday contained.

Thinking of you x

Thinking of you and your beautiful daughter chegirl.

Although I was on the NHS register. I have sent off for an AN kit as not sure that my NHS one will have kept up with me.

I used to donate platelets, and it is really worthwhile - my friend was matched with a particular person and would be called in to donate just for then

I've put about joining the AN trust register on my Facebook status to try and encourage my friends to sign up

I think YANBU to hijack AIBU. This is important.

I'm on the donor register, but they don't want my blood. Don't really understand why one is OK and the other isn't, but hey. If they ever say I can, I will.

I am very moved by the response to this thread.

Properly.

Thank you.

Wednesday was very hard. It was horrible. But I am still here.

I just miss my girl so much.

The anniversaries and birthdays just confirm what i dont want to believe - that she is never coming back to me.

Thank so much to all of you who have made that step. It really does mean more than I can say.

I could get kicked off of Mumsnet for all this emotion

Sorry for your loss Chegirl I have just booked to give blood on the 4th of April thanks to your post.

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You have given me a kick up the bum

Thanks for your post

So sorry for your loss

I have a boy the same age as your angel. Would be heartbroken to loose him,. You are so brave.

Will be looking into registering tomorrow - thankyou - x

You are not being unreasonable at all, I am on the bone marrow register and so is DH. Can't give blood at the moment as am pregnant but will give when LO is 9 months old.

My dh donates platelets but hasn't been for a while. I'll give him a shove next week to go back.

My dd has also had lots of blood and blood products in the past and my friend's dd is just over a year post bone marrow transplant.

So sorry about your daughter chegirl.

Thanks again.

I am a bit overwhelmed.

Thanks for bumping and keeping the thread going for a bit longer.

Another much-needed kick up the bottom Chegirl - thanks. Both DH and I are now booked to give blood in half term.

Hi chegirl hope your ok just wanted to let you know I have my brother ,dp ,dsis and sil coming with me to give blood too.

My dd has also passed away but recieved excellent care in ICU so thankyou for giving me the shove to give something back .

Yadnbu. I'm very sorry for your loss chegirl.

Just bumping for more to read.

So sorry for your loss chegirl. I lost my uncle recently and he donated the maximum amount of times for his entire adult life. After he died we decided that we should try to persuade more of our friends to donate to make up for the donations he would have made. It is really an amazing thing to do. And they are so practiced that it doesn't even hurt!

Not sure if anyone has already mentioned this but the national blood service can put a reminder on their system so if you can't donate because you are pregnant etc they will ring you and remind you when you can. No excuses!