Spreading Sudders's message

Mar 3 2009 by Joanne Douglas, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

THIRTY workers at a Yorkshire company have joined the bone marrow register after hearing about the work of campaigning journalist Adrian Sudbury.

Staff at Skipton mortgage company HML held their own bone marrow clinic in a bid to encourage their workforce to help save lives.

One member of the team already on the register is currently undergoing tests after being identified by the Anthony Nolan Trust (Ant) as a possible match for someone with leukaemia.

Organiser Emma Heselton said: “When I saw Adrian on the news – even though he was dying – I thought it was remarkable that he was doing so much to help others.

“I had the idea then to hold a clinic at work and help raise awareness of what Adrian was doing.”

Thirty people signed up on the day and more were able to spread the word about the bone marrow register.

Emma added: “All my colleagues were really open to the idea.

“One of them was already on the register and had been told previously that she could be a match so she used the session to do more blood tests.

“She’ll definitely go for it.”