So I am joining in with Salt and Carmel‘s Blog Hop this week and counting my blessings.
They include:
- A fantastic husband
- A fantastic son who, while has constant colds and such, is relatively healthy
- A career I love
- A warm place to live
- Enough food to eat
- Great friends, near and far
- A loving family
- And, most of all, recently some fantastically pain free and productive days
I wish, very badly, that this was just another Blog Hop that I thought would be fun and/or inspiring. But it’s so much more than that.
Because this Blog Hop was started off because of this:
Source: http://saltandcaramel.com
This picture was drawn by Aillidh. She is 8 years old and has Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. She’s just started her third round of chemo and is desperately praying for a bone marrow donor. She is the daughter of a fellow Mumsnetter, which is how I, and many others, heard of her. She also has Facebook Page asking for help and encouraging people to register for or donate to the Bone Marrow Register.
That picture inspired this post at Salt and Carmel, the Twitter Tag #makemebetter, and this Blog Hop.
Everyone has problems and no ones problems are better or worse than anyone else’s.
But Aillidh needs a donor. So I am counting my blessings and helping to spread the word.
If you are eligible, please consider signing up to donate. Since Aillidh is of mixed race, finding a donor for her is harder, and actually most likely to come from the US as she is of white Scottish and meztizo – the mix of European and indigenous N. American peoples (Native American/Indian) descent.
In the UK you can contact the Anthony Nolan Trust.
In the US there is the Be The Match Donor Register website.
If like me, due to poor health and/or age you can do neither, please spread the word. ‘Like’ Aillidh’s Facebook page. Tweet using the #makemebetter tag. Pray.
It’s not just for Aillidh. But for all the ill children and adults who are looking for a miracle.
Let’s spread the word and use the power we have to help all of them live long and healthy lives.
A lovely, well written post. I hope it helps little Aillidh or someone else.
And what great blessings you have.
Thanks for sharing.