Brads Story.Please watch this video.

I cannot find a way of importing this video onto this blog, so i will just post a link to it instead.
This is a photo montage of a little guy named brad, and his ongoing battle with ALL (Acute Leukaemia).

To see the video (made by Carl Finn) please click HERE

Saving Shirley Nolan.My new blogpage for my research work.

From today any new info about my research into Shirley Nolan and her story will be posted on this blog http://www.savingshirleynolan.blogspot.com/ .
Hopefully this will allow me to stick to more Leukaemia relatedissues on this blog now :-)

I just found this story on the net.....connections....it's what life is all about.

This was recently posted on YouTube and I listened to it with the hairs on the back of my neck standing on end !.
It was amazing to hear other people have come to the same conclusion that I have when it comes to understanding what life is all about...connections, and the chance to do something amazing during your time on this earth.

Anyway, watch this and see what you think.....




I will be sorting out a copy of Kevin's Book shortly :-), looks like an excellent read.

Time for another "Matt attack" I think...........

My favourite music (re)producer Matt Pop has been a very busy geeza recently working his magic on a few tracks.This time the Sundays and the Black Eyed Peas get the Matt treatment.Take it away Matt :-)






Nice work mate...keep em coming !

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If someone hit your car in Newark on the 4th November, read this !

Just a quick note to the person who's car was hit by another on a roundabout in Newark Upon Trent at approx 7:55 on the 4th November.
I saw the accident and the other car involved, and also noted that the guy/gal that side swiped your motor decided not to stop after the collision !.
You were driving a '52 plate Gold Renault Clio, and the other person had a dark blue Peugeot.The car that hit you as you went around the roundabout had the registration number Y591 ANH.
I was behind this car until the next roundabout when it then pulled into the petrol station/service area.

Just in case the other driver was one of these that thinks they can get away with it, i decided to post this info.

If the collision was resolved later let me know and I will remove the post...if not, i will leave it live :-)

After suffering the same annoying experience myself on 2 occasions I hope that you get this sorted my friend !

Father in bone marrow donor plea

A father-of-five who has been diagnosed with leukaemia has appealed to his community to find a bone marrow donor.

Gordon Reynolds, 60, from Ludlow, Shropshire, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma leukaemia in July 2002.The Anthony Nolan Trust said he has had two operations but "his only hope of long-term survival is a bone marrow transplant from an unrelated donor".

Can you help Gordon ? Please consider attending the event on the 8th November...you may just be the person who could save Gordon's life !.

To see the full story and to get details about the donor recruitment session click HERE to go to the BBC Website.

Good Luck Gordon.

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Farmers gives $1m to leukaemia charity...how good is that ?

Farmers' $1 million donation to the Leukaemia and Blood Foundation has a personal connection for the firms owners.

David and Anne Norman have both lost family members to leukaemia, "so they are very motivated in that regard", said Farmers managing director Rod McDermott.

To see the full story click HERE to go to the New Zealand Herald website.

I wonder if there are any generous UK companies who would like to make a similar gesture ?

:-)

Maths fan Vikki is roused from coma by her father's mental arithmetic questions

Vicki Alex's love of maths had helped her pass the time on many a long car journey. Little did she know it would one day save her life.

I know of this case well having spoken to Nick on Facebook and followed his blog for the last few weeks.

Good to see that Vicki is making such great progress. Strangely, maths questions have the opposite effect on me and I tend to find myself bored to sleep when i am faced with anything too taxing on the old grey matter involving numbers !. But hey, it did the trick for Vicki and thats all that counts.

To see the full story click HERE to go to the Daily Mail Online webpage.

To follow Nick's blog click HERE.

Nice story Nick :-)

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"Leukaemia". the ugliest word you can be told about your baby....

THE shattered parents of tiny Shanna McHugh last night told of their horror when doctors told them their precious baby had leukaemia.

Dad Ricky McHugh, 33, and mum Nicola Orr, 24, were shocked by the diagnosis when Shanna was just 11 weeks - after they feared she had a COLD.

To see the full story click HERE to go to the SUN Newspaper Website.

Best wishes to the McHugh Family in their journey with baby Shanna.

And now an example of how a converstion can be mis heard !

"Joey" our 9 (ish) year old Budgie sadly died yesterday. The kids of course are all very upset, although when my wife called to tell me of his dire condition a work colleague ,who was sat close by, overheard part of my conversation....

"So he's not looking good then? It will probably be only a matter of time until we lose him" i told her.
"I will really miss him if he dies" i continued, "do you want me to bring a cardboard box back from work and we can bury him in the back garden tonight?".......it was at around this point my mate realised that i was not talking about a human member of our family! :-)

Farewell Joey. You will be sadly missed.

New leukaemia fundraising campaign for pharmacy worker

Pharmacy job worker Allison White of Durham was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukaemia in July and has since helped organise an evening to aid research into the disease

While the 32-year-old was in hospital her family and friends held a fundraising event in aid of Leukaemia Research UK at Evenwood Workingmen's Club, the Northern Echo reported.

To view this story click HERE to go to the mediplacements website.

Best wishes to Allison and her family, and well done in raising the money,hope your cousins hair grows back quickly ! :-)

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Drug 'can kill leukaemia cells'

Scientists claim a new drug has been developed which kills leukaemia cells.

Researchers say the drug, PBOX-15, can destroy cancerous cells in adult patients with a poor prognosis who have shown resistance to other treatments.

For the Full report, click HERE to go to the BBC Health News Website.

A mystery surrounding this webpage...did she win this award ?

Found this on the net today but can't seem to quantify it's claim that Shirley won the Australian of the Year Award in 1979.
I have been to the official Awards website and they list other people for the award in 1979...strange !.

Click HERE to go to the National Library of Australia Website.

Can anyone explain this apparent mis information held in the clippings mentioned ?

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Hello to all those who visit the site from Leeds !

Last night whilst carrying out my weekly search of Google for any new Shirley Nolan info, i was surprised to find one from myself !. It appears that the message that I sent to the Yorkshire Evening Post was actually published as a letter!. Anyway, this was in the October 30th edition, and being a bit ignorant I don't actually know the frequency of the publication, although if it is the same as the Lincolnshire Echo it will be a daily edition.

Can I just say to anyone who has read the article/letter in the newspaper, please feel free to call me on my mobile number (below) if you have any info that you can share with me about Shirley or any aspect of the story told in her book. Thanks.Andy

Mobile: 07974935611

This is the letter that was printed in the newspaper: Click HERE to see it.

By the way...hello Simon...I got your message and will be calling you shortly...honest ! :-)

Bluetooth...why is it so bluedy rubbish ?

I have just spent an hour trying to get my Fujistu Amilo 3670 to accept a picture file from my Sony Ericsson W395. All I want to do is transfer a picture of Lauren's horse (almost!) from the phone to the Laptop...easy yes? NO!.

The phone will accept files from the laptop, the laptop can "see" the phone and the phone can "see" the laptop...but the phone cannot apparently send anything to the laptop because it can't see it to send it too....confused, yes, so am I...I mean...WTF is going on here ?

I have now given up with this VERY annoying process and decided that Bluetooth is a load of Bluelocks (think about it!) :-).

I will go and buy a card reader 2morro and end this fruitless pursuit before i waste anymore of my life doing it......Bluetooth...my ar.........