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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.

OP posts:
MJinBlack · 26/01/2012 09:06

I've donated and will now look into bone marrow donation.

Is there another blanket on the go can someone pm me a link - I'd like to donate some wool again.

MJinBlack · 26/01/2012 09:08

Alas cut off for bone marrow doners is 40 - I'm too old.

TitsForBrains · 26/01/2012 18:58

I'm too old to register but have donated

RachelMumsnet · 27/01/2012 10:10

@StarlightMcKenzie

Nope. Still not answered the ethical cord donation question. If they don't know that it is safe for the baby, they should just say so.

Hi Starlight, Antony Nolan did come back with an answer to your question here. We're happy to pass on to them any response you have to their answer if you post up on the thread

RatherBeOnThePiste · 27/01/2012 15:00

MJinBlack You can join the donor register though the NHS blood donor service up until your 50th birthday. I'm going to do this on Tuesday. They send off a vial of blood for analysis. Could you maybe go that route?

MJinBlack · 27/01/2012 15:44

Ah thank you :)

Buja · 31/01/2012 12:56

I have joined up,and sent back my sample. x

RebeccaMumsnet · 01/02/2012 11:27

Hi all,

Thank you so much for all of your contributions both to the thread and to the JustGiving page we have managed to raise a huge £1373.43 for Anthony Nolan, so many many thanks.

Thanks Thanks Thanks

Northernmonkey's name has been picked our of the hat to win the fabulous MN blanket, congratulations - we will PM you shortly.

northernmonkey · 01/02/2012 14:22

Thankyou so much I am amazed!

I am totally gobsmacked that I have won this blanket.
Thankyou :)
Thanks

EssentialFattyAcid · 15/03/2012 16:51

Any news on finding that match?

EssentialFattyAcid · 13/04/2012 21:08

How is Aillidh doing, expat?

Doobydoo · 13/04/2012 21:21

Great re the awareness.I have been on there bone marrow donor list for years.Have never yet donated.
Well done to all.xx

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