My beautiful Joseph with his blue eyes, ready smile and arms always open for a hug or a tickle fight

[Trazzletoes]

He has survived the most horrific cancer treatment with his smile, joy and love intact. Unfortunately the neuroblastoma has survived too.

I'm in too - haven't been able to for a while (pregnancy, then waiting for the appropriate time & then low iron etc!) so will try again this month too.

Wishing you all strength.

Much love. xx

Great idea. Am already booked in for this Thursday.

Thinking of you, Trazzle. x

What a wonderful idea! I donated at the end of Feb and am booked to return on 4th June.

Hugs to all the Trazzle family.

I am already a blood donor, so will think of the Trazzles when I go next month.

Hope you're all holding up down there Trazzle family. Lots of us thinking o you.

Yes I will donate blood I've always wanted to before but was either too young or had just had a baby. I have a slightly rare blood type too so really should. Am going to find out when they're in my town and sort it.

Trazzles am still thinking of you all x

Great response to a fantastic idea.

Hope the Trazzles all slept well.

Xx

Keep trying to give blood motivated by Joel's story, foiled by noro virus last time and most recently a son with scarlet fever.. Will keep trying! X

Sorry, typo, joe's story..

tholeon don't worry, my phone auto-corrects Joe to either Joel or How

Morning all

Give blood regularly here, but am hopefully moving over to giving platelets, having a test done. So fingers crossed. They are really pushing platelet donation here, so maybe they are worrying about not having enough.

How old do you have to be? Only my DD is keen.

Much love to all Trazzle folk, and gentle hugs for beautiful Joe X

How are you all this morning trazzle?

I have been following Joes story from the start and I'm just popping on to say sorry for your most recent news Trazzle, there really are no words

I vowed that I would give blood after Ailidh died and signed up this year, but haven't been able to make it to a session yet. Will endeavour to get to the next one, and take DH with me as he hasn't donated for a long time.

Thinking of you all x

Am prouder than a proud thing in proud town of all you wonderful vipers. :)

I did not know about the platelets, minmooch thank you for that info.
As far as I know, 17 is the minimum age.

Have booked in for 3rd May (just waiting for end of antibiotics to clear the system)

I can't give anymore due to developing epilepsy, even after I've been seizure free for 12 months, which I feel bad about as it's such an easy and painless thing to do. However, Dh is a donor still and is going this afternoon.

You're all still in my thoughts and prayers Trazzle, splodges from Staffordshirexxx

Appointment booked for next month. Will certainly enquire about platelets. Thanks for the information.

Thank you all so much.

On Monday, Joe's consultant gave us a couple of treatment options, as well as the possibility of doing nothing, of course. We are going to wait for all the test results to decide what to do for best.

However, now that the cancer has come back this time... Even if he manages to get rid of it this time the chances of him surviving long-term are incredibly small. We really are just looking at the different methods of prolonging life.

It's so hard to know what to do.

He is so brave and has managed to crawl a bit this morning - the first time he has moved under his own steam since mid February.

I give blood regulary (am only a few donations away from my silver award)

My next session is already booked for the second week in May, delighted to do this in honour of all the brave children and families I have encountered on MN.

Still can't help feeling like I can never do enough though.

Oh Trazzele, I am so sorry. I really don't have any words.

Trazzles I can't find the words to say how awful that is. Everything I write seems wrong. And I keep opening the thread somehow hoping that ill have read your posts wrong. I can't imagine what you're all going through.

Trazzle I can't even begin to understand what you are all going through right now. Words just seem so, I don't know, useless. But words are all I can offer on a screen. That and prayers for peace and strength.

Oh Trazzle. The sort of decision no parent should ever have to make. My heart breaks for you all. So lovely to hear Joe has crawled though-that must be so lovely, if bittersweet, for you. Splodging still.

I'm so sorry. I continue to be amazed by your strength and courage at this awful time. And Joe sounds the most wonderful little boy - he's touching so many people's hearts with his bravery x

Just registered as a blood donor following two attempts years ago foiled by low blood pressure. I KNOW I can do it this time for Super Joe and in memory of Ailidh.

Sending you, Trazzle and expat, much love.

I wish you courage, strength and hope in this horrible journey. I can't begin to imagine how you feel but I'll keep splodging and hand holding and blood donating as much as I can. X

I'm so sorry to hear that Trazzle. So sorry. But just to stress again, whatever decision you come to will be the right one.