peter has given me permission to contact local paper about him

[misdee]

to highlight the need for donors. hope it works.

So do I, so do I, can't see that it wouldn't.

just remembering a few years back there was a lad who need a bone marrow transplant and the whole community got involved, loads of fund raisers etc. the lad passed away last year after a relaspe.

Ian Brown had Leukemia, misdee, he needed a bone marrow transplant, the local people raised a lot of money and about 400 people went onto the bone marrow list. Unfortunely for Ian, he didn't get a match from any of the local people, but I believe he did a transplant. He died a few months back after the leukemia came back.
I went to the stripper show that was put on to raise money for him

yesi went with you mieow. was trying to remember the details. Didnt edwina date him at school?

sorry it was 100 people who were tested. He recieved a bone marrow transplant from America

Misdee, how do you get on the bone marrow donor list?

I really hope going to the papers works, love and light xxxxx

Oh I hope it helps too...at least it can't hurt, hey. I'm banned from donating marrow (previous illness) but think there should be a much higher profile for donating in general. Thinking of you xx

we dont need bone marrow donors, we need a heart for peter. but i am sure we can squeeze i na sentance about the need for ALL donors, blood, bone marrow and organ.

Hope that it all goes well misdee, I'm sure it will spur people on. I'm on the regester.....dh can't and thankfully he has a brother who matches his bone marrow if he ever needs it. But a big thank you to everyone who is on the Bone marrow regester...I'm too old now!

Misdee, sorry - I wrote a confusing post (lack of sleep). I know you need a heart for Peter, and oh how I hope he gets one soon. My neice's BF needs lungs, eventually, so I'm just aware of the donor shortage generally...plus was picking up on other posts about bone marrow donation. Hope the press do a great job for you.

Go for it, fight every corner you can. Maybe it'll give Peter a feeling that he's doing something too, which I know can be important when you're you're stuck there waiting.

Go for it misdee. Anything to help raise awareness of organ donation is a good thing. Will there be a photo of Peter???

i am going to contact the paper on monday/tuesday to pitch the idea to them.