I popped in to see my mother earlier today & whilst there, she showed me the local “Reporting Back” newsletter from our constituency MP and Secretary of State for Education, Justine Greening. In particular, she wanted to draw my attention to the photograph on the back page, which was taken at our Parliamentary Reception earlier this year.

It made me reflect on how fortunate we are to have the ongoing support of so many wonderful people that are Team Margot.

We are hugely grateful to have the continued support of Justine Greening, who alongside many other Members of Parliament, supports the work that Team Margot does to encourage more people to join the bone marrow registers. There’s so much work to do ! and politicians aside, we are also very pleased to have good relationships with Anthony Nolan, DKMS, NHS Blood and Transplant, The Welsh Bone Marrow Donor Registry, ACLT, World Marrow Donor Day (please see their ‘after movie’ below) and Match4Lara, amongst others.

Not to mention all the fantastic people – YOU – who have joined the registers and those who continue to quietly (and sometimes not so quietly !) follow & support Team Margot and our “Giving to help others” message. Because of your help and support, statistically every week for the next 10 years a patient in need of a bone marrow transplant will now find their matching donor.

We are all united in a common cause in the fight against blood cancer & it’s fantastic to have your support and to be working with you.

Thank you.

Team Margot
Together, saving lives

(L to R): Nick Ross, Nadia, Justin Greening MP, Yaser and Margot’s brother, Oscar

Nadia & I with representatives from all the UK registers and the UK registry: Together, saving lives

Team Margot Foundation Trustees (L to R): family friend, James Cuthbertson; Margot’s auntie Charlotte Hathaway; Margot’s father Yaser and auntie Nadia

(L to R): Nadia, Adam Afriyie MP; Daley Thompson; Mark Tami MP; Yaser

Rufus & I with Daley Thompson and Mel, Sophie and Georgie (aka the Give Our Dad a Bone team)

with Jo Churchill MP and Margot’s cousin Torie

with Vicki, Oscar, Rufus & Digby

Listening to Jane Ellison MP speak with Margot’s brother, Rufus

There she is ! My mum (Margot’s Nanni) on my right, with Izabela and my sister (Margot’s auntie) Noura

Alistair Petrie with Nick Thomas-Symonds MP

with Karen Bradley MP & Robert Lord Hayward, who did us a massive favour and sent invitations to all the Lords

(L to R): Alistair Petrie; Natalie Pinkham; Yaser; Ann O’Leary, Anthony Nolan & Nadia

with Andrew Griffiths MP, as Minister Anna Soubry steps up to give her opening remarks at the APPG Beer Group dinner this year

World Marrow Donor Day was on 17 September 2016 and is run by the World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA)

Judy Leden MBE, who joined the register because of Margot & later went on to donate her stem cells – click the photo above for more

Yaser

Husband to Vicki and father to Oscar (2007), Rufus (2008), Digby (2015), Humphrey (2017) & Margot (2012-2014)