News Russell Ebert diagnosed with leukemia

[Dalfino]

I know everyone's heart skips a beat when this thread is bumped, but I'm pleased to say it's for a good reason today:

Team Russell roll up their sleeves at record rate

Team Russell has become the fastest growing Red Cross blood donor team in the state’s history.

www.portadelaidefc.com.au

Fantastic effort by everyone involved in setting up the campaign to have it growing at such a rapid rate. I'm proud to be one of the 35 new donors who've joined up and contributed along with the 419 total donors to the Team Russell campaign and I encourage anyone else who is able to donate to do so. Such a little thing we can give back that has such a significant impact for people in need. Would be amazing if we could make the campaign the biggest one in the state by the end of the year!

 

[robbo1981]

I know everyone's heart skips a beat when this thread is bumped, but I'm pleased to say it's for a good reason today:

Team Russell roll up their sleeves at record rate

Team Russell has become the fastest growing Red Cross blood donor team in the state’s history.

www.portadelaidefc.com.au

Fantastic effort by everyone involved in setting up the campaign to have it growing at such a rapid rate. I'm proud to be one of the 35 new donors who've joined up and contributed along with the 419 total donors to the Team Russell campaign and I encourage anyone else who is able to donate to do so. Such a little thing we can give back that has such a significant impact for people in need. Would be amazing if we could make the campaign the biggest one in the state by the end of the year!

Awesome effort and well done M8 .
I know I went through hundreds of bags of blood so bloody important.

 

[joyful]

I know everyone's heart skips a beat when this thread is bumped, but I'm pleased to say it's for a good reason today:

Team Russell roll up their sleeves at record rate

Team Russell has become the fastest growing Red Cross blood donor team in the state’s history.

www.portadelaidefc.com.au

Fantastic effort by everyone involved in setting up the campaign to have it growing at such a rapid rate. I'm proud to be one of the 35 new donors who've joined up and contributed along with the 419 total donors to the Team Russell campaign and I encourage anyone else who is able to donate to do so. Such a little thing we can give back that has such a significant impact for people in need. Would be amazing if we could make the campaign the biggest one in the state by the end of the year!

Proud to say a few of those donations are mine. I’ve been a donor for years but this is the first time I’ve joined a team. On a personal mission to reach 40 donations by my 40th birthday and well on track to achieve that now I do plasma.
For anyone unsure about donating it is a really great experience and a good chance to just sit back with your feet up and do good by pretty much doing nothing, and they feed you after!

 

[robbo1981]

I would ask if you are already giving blood ask about the bone marrow donor registry not as bad as it sounds.
With out a stranger who is no longer a stranger in Tasmania I would of been dead 5yrs ago as a 35yr old father with 2 young children.
I'm bloody tearing up just writing this what a bloody hero he is

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Apologies in advance for scaring you all senseless.

 

[ibd77]

Phaw, just dredd the worst when this thread got bumped and on the prelude to finals to boot.

 

[70sDinosaur]

Apologies in advance for scaring you all senseless.

Russell went very close to winning his fourth Magarey Medal in 1978, losing to Kym Hodgeman by one vote.

 

[Janey]

Phaw, just dredd the worst when this thread got bumped and on the prelude to finals to boot.

Maybe we need a separate Good News thread for Russ. I always hold my breath when it get's bumped too.

 

[jsdsgn]

Rest in peace to the great man, if rumours of his passing are sadly true.

A football icon and great person.

 

[gbear]

Mods, perhaps we can have a thread dedicated to Russell’s passing?

 

[raptalia]

Mods, perhaps we can have a thread dedicated to Russell’s passing?

Yes, we probably need a single thread.