Final charity update - Doctors Without Borders - and blood...

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I've now sorted out my accounts on the Flatland RPG; after taking off the percentage that goes to e23 and Drivethru RPG I've ended up with just over £50, which I've rounded up to £55. There will be gift aid on that, which ought to take the final total to £68.75.

Ignoring gift aid, this takes the total amount raised for Doctors Without Borders from this project to date to £215; this is less than I'd hoped, but not as bad as I'd feared.

In other news, I donated blood for the 95th time tonight - confirmed again that I can't be considered for bone marrow donations since I'm CMV positive, which means that my cells can't be given to anyone with their immune system suppressed, but I'm still apparently OK for everyone else, and my blood can be processed for specialist procedures such as platelet donations etc. Aiming to pass 100 donations before I retire, ought to be possible if I don't have any prolonged illnesses etc.

Comments

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Congratulations old chap, that's fantastic. Well done.

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I do have a slightly smug feeling about the blood thing, but it's not as though I do much except sit there.

Incidentally, one of the nurses tonight was a kid at my school in the eighties. EVERY teacher she asked about has since retired etc. Way to make me feel old!

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Well, you go there and you let them stick needles in your arm. That's a hell of a lot more than most people manage.

Ha, yeah, that must be a grim moment for people who work in schools, when they start seeing kids they remember teaching in first year, coming in as parents to the teachers evenings.

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In my case it could easily be grandparents, I've been there so long!