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On the News!! LOL!!

On the 26th January, I had a call from BBC Spotlight to see if they could do a feature on Mum and I on the local news.  It was a surprise I can tell you!!  They had seen the article on the front page of the West Briton and thought it would make a great good news story.

The reporter Eleanor Parkinson and the cameraman arrived at 12:30.  Mum and I had no idea what to expect!  Well they were with us for an impressive two hours!  The bit Mum and I found funny was walking around the garden and sitting on the sofa having to pretend to talk to each other!  All of a sudden we had nothing to say!

If you click HERE you will see the report online.

Or please see it below:


This was shown on the 18:30 and 22:30 news and was the first item or main news story of the day!!

Hopefully our little bit of publicity will help to promote organ donation, especially on death, as people like me would have a very long wait in normal circumstances if I didn't have a very special Mum willing to make such a huge sacrifice.

If you are interested in signing up for organ donation, please click HERE for more information.

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