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Issue:- 27 February 2015
Blood cancer charity tells
people in Liverpool they are almost unique
DELETE Blood Cancer UK is telling
people in Liverpool that they are almost unique, and that it is a good thing
because it means they could save a life. The charity says that there is usually
1 or 2 people in the general population with the same tissue type as you and
that you share a potentially lifesaving link with them. They say that having the
same tissue type as another person means that you could help save their life by
donating some of your blood stem cells to them if they needed them to cure a
blood cancer; and that they could do the same for you.
The charity says that, while it is wonderful that 1 person could save the life
of another who was a tissue type match for them, this can only happen if they
are registered to be on standby to donate some of their blood stem cells to
someone who needs them. That is why the charity is highlighting the fact that
most of us have tissue type matches with other people but that it is usually
only a few people in the general population who could save their life, and that
it is therefore crucial that they are registered to donate some of their blood
stem cells.
There are currently over 500 people in Liverpool registered with the charity to
be on standby to donate some of their blood stem cells to someone who needs them
for their survival. However, the charity says that many more people from
Liverpool are eligible to register and it is encouraging them to go on standby
to save a life.
As Deirdra Taylor, Director of Communications and Donor Relations at Delete
Blood Cancer UK, explains:- "By putting yourself on standby to donate some
of your blood stem cells to another person, you could give them a second chance
of life. Above all, you will now know that nobody, whose life you could have
saved by donating some of your blood stem cells to them, will die because you
aren't registered. If you register, and do match to a patient, you will possibly
be found to be their only match."
You can register in 5 minutes online and request a cheek swab kit that will
enable you to do your own tissue test to become a potential stem cell donor
through the Delete Blood Cancer UK
website.
Southport shoppers raise
funds for children's charity
GENEROUS shoppers turned out to support the Churchtown
Chipmunks children's charity during a fund raising Grand Launch Weekend held at
the new Harveys Furniture store at Southport.
The new 7,700sq ft concept store at Meols Cop Centre celebrated its official
opening by inviting the charity to set up a stall in the store on 21
February and 22 February 2015. Harveys Furniture previously ran a clearance store in another unit at
the retail park.
In addition to funds raised by the charity and staff, Harveys will make a
donation based on sales of selected items over the weekend.
Store manager Phil Reece said:- "Volunteers from Churchtown Chipmunks and
the Harveys team created a great atmosphere. Customers certainly supported the
charity; their generosity will help the important work they do in helping pupils
at Churchtown Primary School who have a close family member with a disability or
suffered a loss of a parent or sibling."
Opening hours are Monday to Friday, 10am to 8pm, Saturday, 9am to 6pm, Sunday,
10.30am to 4.30pm.
To find out more about Harveys visit:-
HarveysFurniture.Co.UK. To learn more about the
Churchtown Chipmunks, go to:-
ChurchTown.Org.UK.
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Deceased estates notice - Lilian May
Jackam
Pursuant to the Trustee Act 1925, any persons
having a claim against or an interest in the Estate of Lilian
May Jackam (also known as Lillian May) Jackam (Deceased), late
of Birch Abbey Rest Home, 55 Alexandra Road, Southport,
Merseyside, PR9 9HD, UK, who died on 04/10/2018, are required to
send particulars thereof in writing, to the undersigned
Solicitors, on or before 24/05/2019, after which date the Estate
will be distributed having regard only to claims and interests
of which they have had notice. Churches Solicitors, 12 High
Street, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 7BL, UK. Ref:-
'T553015.'
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