Tom Featherstone

British Red Cross volunteer

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@DeightonAlison Thanks Alison! Had a blast

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My belated leaving do tonight with my team both past and present!

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@AndyBakerRC Cheers!

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Can’t keep me away... volunteering for the Red Cross on Saturday, welcoming my replacement at the hospital and making her feel at home. #OneTeam

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@MRickwoodBRC Thanks Mick!

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Today is my last day working for the Red Cross. I’ve met so many amazing people who are genuinely good and just want to make the world a little bit brighter, one act of kindness at a time. Of course I’ll have to carry on volunteering! Best wishes to you all - and thank you.

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@AndyBakerRC Thank you mate

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@CatBurniston Thanks for all of your support and guidance!

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I have a service user who is desperate for a fridge/freezer and has very limited funds - can my friends in Leeds please RT to see if the world of Twitter can help a vulnerable person in need... thank you in advance!

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@AndyBakerRC My ego

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If I punch myself and it hurts does it mean I’m too weak or too strong?

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Hoping the pedestrians injured in the car collision outside Parliament are okay. Emergency services apparently there in seconds. #Parliament

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I will never tire of seeing the @YorkshireAirAmb land and take off at the hospital whilst at work. Such a vital and wonderful service they provide.

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@AndyBakerRC Think you're right mate.

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I made the mistake of telling one of the nurses that it was "quiet" this morning on the ward. Since then we've had two crash alarms (luckily false), a very upset patient screaming and some heavy machinery outside the ward window. I can only apologise for jinxing it.

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She told me to always remember that there will be someone out there worse off than we are and to remain positive and proactive. She said that was her secret to her long life. I love meeting these people and I’ll miss it when I leave the organisation in 3 weeks!

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Met an incredible lady today who is nearly 100 years old. She told me all about the struggles of growing up in war-time Britain. Her first husband was killed fighting in France just 3 weeks after their wedding, struggling to live on rations during and after the war

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How her street and family spent evenings huddled in an underground bunker to protect them from Luftwaffe bombing and how her second marriage ended tragically too when her husband died suddenly. She told me all this whilst remaining cheerful, with a sad smile.

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@CatBurniston @GiveBloodNHS @BritishRedCross Thanks Cat! Anything for a free brew and a biscuit :)

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Spending my lunch break giving blood today! 💉 @GiveBloodNHS @BritishRedCross #PowerOfKindness

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Kindness changed Daniel’s life - and helped him make new friends too. 🦉 #PowerOfKindness

https://t.co/zvHXOGh9V6 #MondayMotivation