Devon

I am in Devon - a change of scenery which is great. Plasma this morning was fine got through the process in the shortest time yet! My parents picked me up and drove me back to Devon - I then had a sleep for a few hours and have just risen my sleepy head.

Spoke with one of the doctors and she said that my recent tests/cross matches that are suprising people and delaying the transplant are causing some confusion. The latest thinking is that the rituximab is actually binding/reacting with the donors blood giving postive cross matches. I wonder if anyone else around the world has heard of this happening and how can it be proved?

The " a million thanks " has raised over £500 in under 2 days that is brilliant. It is key if we all want to raise the million that we donate £2 and tell 10 people why they should donate. The feedback I am getting from people is really positive and excited - I thank everyone for that and say keep it up.

Next week I am going to try and raise the awareness of the fund raising effort. If you know someone or are someone who could raise the awareness through the press etc I would be very grateful to hear from you. The more awareness we can get the better.

Just got back from dialysis

Hi, Dialysis went ok tonight. My arm was burning toward the end, using a new needle site for the fistula and this was causing a bit of discomfort. I have plasma tomorrow in the morning and then am going back to Devon to stay with my parents until the next dialysis on Sunday.

I am looking forward to different scenery. For the past 7 weeks I have basically either been in my flat or at hospital avoiding human contact - it will all be worth it.

I am so thankful to everyone who has donated and is spreading the message about raising a million. The key is in the numbers - if we can all work together and tell people about the idea and the charity and that we are asking for

£2 plus telling 10 people about our fund raising effort that would be brilliant. When we get to a million I would like everyone who donated or told a friend to feel that they were a key part in raising a million.

A million thanks.



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