Widow’s Appeal AFTER ‘FIT and VIBRANT’ HUSBAND FELL SUDDENLY ILL WITH Leukaemia

Lorna NewBrook Says: ‘It was incomprehensible that something like this couldpen. Mike was a 6ft 4in polleman in the riot squad … he was one of the Life’s good guys’

A grieving wife has launched a Campiaign to Encourage People to Give Blood in Memory of Her Husband.

LORNA NEWBROOK’S HUSBAND MIKE, A MET POLICY OFFICER, DED LAST JULY AGED 46 AFTER BEING DIAGE WITH ACUTE myeloid leukeemia. Lorna Says the Frequent Blood Transfusions Mike Received Extended His Life by 16 Months, Enabling Him to Make Precious Memories With Their Sons Joseph, Seven, Six-Eld-Old Lucas.

More than 200 Friends and Family Members have already donated a ‘pint for mike’ and lorna now hopes to inspire the public to join. It comes after the mirror revealed the worst nhs blood shortage has come to an end.

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The Mirror Today Reveals Her Inspecting Appeal As Part of Our Give a Pint, Save a Life Campaign. Lorna has filmed an appeal video with NHS Blood and transplant Also Featureing England Rugby Captain Maro Ito and TV Presenter Michaela Strachan.

Lorna, 42, From ORpington, Kent, Said: “Mike and I Had Been Together Since I was 25 and we were happy. With our boys, we had everywhere we could.

“He kept getting infctions and one day putting fences up in the garden he became unusualless. A Blood test showed he was very anemic and needed an Immediatte Blood Transfusion. Leukaemia was confirmed the next day.

“It was incomperensible that something just like it is couuld.

“The leukaemia was an incredibly aggressive Kind, and Mike Lost Three Stone and All HIS HAIR. BLOOD BLOODSH WOULDN’T HAVE LIVED BEYOND HIS DIAGE. Will Be Forever Indebted to Those Donors. ”

The nhs has recently Stood down it Worst Ever Blood Shortage. The NHS Leadership Last Month Wrote to Hospital Bosses to Stand Down Its Longest Ever Amer Alert has been in place due to Dangerously Low Blood Stocks for Almost a Year. Howver NHS Chiefs Insist a Blood Donation Only Lasts for About a month and so a constant suply of regular donors is essential for the health service.

Lorna Said: “It has ben a year aarns we were lost mike, so the timing is poignant. But it feels the right time to share with a wider audience to shine on the Lifechanging Power of Blood Donation.

“I have pladged to do a skydive we were reach 1,000 pints and i’m hopoful the Campaign Will Continue to Grow and Reach Many milestones beyond that.”

“The NHS Needs Regular Donors So Once People Have Donated ‘Pint’ I Hope They Become Donors for Life and Go On to Save and Improve More Lives. That Waled Be the Wonderful Legacy for Mike.”

Lorna, A forms Deputy Headteacher Who Works in Education, is encuraging Young People to Start Donating at 17 to Help Replace Those Who Are Too Old or Can No Longer Donate for Medical Reasons. She has created an educational resource Pack to take the Blood Donation Message directly to High School students.

Lorna Said: “AFTER MIKE DED I KNEW I HAD TO DO Something Positive in HIS MEMORY AND ENCOURAGING TO GIVE BLOOD RIGHT. will.

Most Avilaable Blood Donation Slots are at Large Town and City Centries. NHS Blood and transplant Says it has 55,000 Appointments to Fill at Donor Center in England over the Next Six Weeks.

To register as a blood donor with the nhs you can sign up online through the NHS GIVE BLOOD WEBSITE Or by downloading the nhs give blood app. You Can Also Sign Up By Calling 0300 123 23 23. Once Registered, You Can Book Your Appointment Online, Through the App or by Calling.