How people can help and/or support

Alot of people have been asking if there is anything they can do to help and/or support Jodie, Peter and Eli. There are a number of ways that people can help leukaemia sufferers in general, such as:

• Donate blood - About a third of donated blood in Australia is used for cancer patients. Of these, patients with blood cancers such as leukaemias, lymphomas or myeloma require a significant amount of donated blood for life-saving treatment. If you would like to give blood, contact the Australian Red Cross Blood Service on 13 14 95, their national donor information line.
• Support an event such as the World's Greatest Shave - this March Peter Simpson is putting his head next to the clippers on behalf of Eli. Follow this link to sponsor and support Peter:
  http://www.worldsgreatestshave.com/profile.php?id=390035 or register yourself to shave your head or legs or colour your hair; check the website for more details - http://www.worldsgreatestshave.com/
• Register as a bone marrow donor - visit the Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry website for more information - http://www.abmdr.org.au/
• Support McHappy Day - While Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) is an independent charity, McDonald's Australia Limited plays a vital role by covering all administration and management costs ensuring every cent donated to RMHC can be spent on programs helping seriously ill children and their families. The Simpson family have already had a stay at one of the RMHC centres and will probably be staying there when Eli has his regular blood tests in Melbourne.

As things tick along and we find out more about what medical procedures Eli will need to be scheduled in for, there may be further things people can do to help.