A huge thank you to Rachael Curlett who raised £3237.92 by taking part in this year's Belfast Marathon.
Rachael was diagnosed with Primary CNS Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2022 and underwent chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant but happily is now in remission and doing well.
The ladies from our East Antrim Branch once again hosted their popular 'Ladies Lunch' recently and presented LLNI with cheque for £19,000 raised at various events throughout the year.
A huge thank you Shirley, Hazel and Suzanne for organising the event.
Our Myeloma Patient and Supporter Forum provided guests the opportunity to hear about current myeloma research and treatments as well as talks on the history of myeloma and living well with myeloma.
Thank you to everyone who joined us.
#MyelomaAwarenessWeek
It's Myeloma Awareness Week and today we'll be at Grand Central Station to raise awareness of myeloma, it's signs and symptoms and how LLNI are funding vital research to find new and better treatments for patients.
If you're in the area be sure to pop by and say hello.
Today is #WorldBloodDonorDay so help us spread the word about the importance of donating blood. Check out @givebloodni for details of sessions and times.
We're also offering a 10% Discount on tickets to our Gala Ball. Use code WBD26 at checkout
https://t.co/VWaFjn1MLG
LLNI Ambassador Anne Marie McAleese recently met with fundraiser Naomi Given to thank her for raising £5212 for LLNI.
Naomi raised the money by runnning 33 miles in one day to mark her 33rd Birthday & followed that up by running the Belfast marathon less than two weeks later!
A huge thank you to the marathon relay team from Airfield Active who took part in this year's Belfast City Marathon to raise funds for Leukaemia & Lymphoma NI.
They had some amazing support and raised an incredible £7008 for local blood cancer research!
A huge thank you to Blake McVeigh who raised an amazing £5847 in memory of his dad Walter who sadly passed away from leukaemia.
To raise the money Blake ran both the Manchester and Belfast Marathons, proudly supported by his mum Mags and daughter Matilda.
#SupportingLocalCharity
A huge thank you to Kathryn who organised a host of fundraising events last year in memory of her mum Thomaseen.
The money raised was split between 3 local charities and LLNI ambassador Anne Marie McAleese met Kathryn and her dad Alan to receive a cheque for an amazing £3355!
We were delighted to join @nicancertrials yesterday in Belfast City Hospital to mark International Clinical Trials Day and our investment in clinical research for blood cancer patients.
Pictured is Laura, NICTN Clinical Research Nurse, a post we co-fund with @HSCRandD
Today we're saying a big thank you to the RUN DMC team from Dundonald Medical Centre who took part in the Belfast City Marathon Relay.
Thanks to the generosity of staff, patients, friends & family they raised an amazing £2019 which will help to fund local blood cancer research
A huge thank you to Emma and Curtis, who both work in Haematology Labs in the Belfast Trust, for raising an amazing £1400 as team 'Drop It Like It's Clot' at our Europa Abseil!
Good luck to everyone taking part in tomorrow's Belfast City Marathon.
We have over 100 people running to raise money for LLNI and they've already raised over £40K.
Join us at our Cheer Station on the Ormeau Road and help us make some noise to spur the runners on!
#RunToRaise
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Enjoy some tea and cake this May Day at the Big Red Tea Party in Carcullion House, Hilltown.
Carol and Darren Gribben organise this event annually in memory of their beloved daughter Clodagh to raise vital funds for local blood cancer research.
#SupportingLocalCharity
The Tobacco and Vapes Act has become law today, helping to create Northern Ireland’s first ever smokefree generation. This law is a significant step forward towards protecting future generations from the harms of smoking.
#SmokefreeGeneration Learn more: https://t.co/EL72radAnf
Dr Kevin Rattigan, one of our funded researchers, has developed protein-based drugs called enzymes which can be used to starve leukaemia cells of some of the key nutrients they need to survive.🔬
🎥 We caught up with @Kevin__Rattigan in the lab to see how his research is going.
We need your help! We have lots of amazing fundraisers taking part in the Belfast Marathon on 3rd May and we want to give them as much encouragement as possible. Join us at our Cheer Station on the Ormeau Road as we show our support. If you can help please email [email protected]
oin us on 18th June for our Myeloma Patient & Supporters Forum.
Open to anyone affected by, or interested in Myeloma, this is an opportunity to learn about the latest developments, support and research.
Register now at: https://t.co/Z1TsXdLe6s #MyelomaResearch