Much like I always have my best business ideas on the way to pick up my son at the end of the day (not on the way back home after drop off, ooooh no), I always have good blog ideas at the point where I am not at my desk, and I should have written them down on my phone at least, but I haven’t, so now I’m stuck on something to write about.
Perhaps I should write a blog about Christmas. It’s topical, I could #hashtag the hell out of it and put up a photo of Father Christmas. But to be honest, I’m so behind this year I can’t risk any more panic attacks about the lack of presents I’ve bought. Or Christmas Cards I haven’t written. Or the Santa’s Grotto I’ve got to magically decorate tomorrow. Or the lack of a Christmas Tree in our house. Ohhh deep breaths, deep breaths. Let’s not dwell on this one. I asked my brother, recovering at home after a kidney transplant operation that has undoubtedly either saved his life or just allowed him to eat cheese again, what I should write a blog about. He said himself, which I thought was a bit self-centred. Alright, you’ve gone through a major operation and increased the amount of kidneys in your body by either 25% or 33% (I’m not good at maths – he used to have three and now he has four), but is this really all about you? I’m the one struggling to write a blog about marketing, thank you very much. At least three people regularly read this blog, and I don’t even think my brother is one of them. But it is Christmas, and the season of giving, and actually that ties in with my brother very well. Someone, and we’ll never know who, gave an amazing gift a few weeks ago. And all they did was sign up to the Organ Donor Register. Someone, some wonderful wonderful person, gave at least seven people a new lease of life. That person saved their lives. That person gave their parents, wives, husbands, sisters, brothers, friends and families the chance to breathe out and truly by thankful. Whoever that amazing person was, who ticked a box or filled out a really quick form to allow all their organs to be donated and made so many people so very very happy; thank you. This blog should be about you. It is all about you. https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/register-to-donate/register-your-details/
6 Comments
9/12/2016 05:20:33 am
Excellent post, Jen. You've had a million one things on your plate over the last few weeks and months, don't be so hard on yourself about Christmas things. You're doing brilliantly xx
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Gary Florence
9/12/2016 05:53:45 am
Yay, a blog about me! As Jen said, this person changed my life and let's be honest, you're not going to need your organs in the afterlife :)
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Luke
9/12/2016 11:09:56 am
Don't worry about the commercial Christmas things you're missing. There is and always will be way more important stuff going on. What a legend the donor was,focus on being thankful, then move on and get a tree :)
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Sandie
10/12/2016 12:50:08 am
Made me cry ... Your words are so powerful and funny at the same time ! But then this was about my son and we are proud of you both. ( and yes I am sober Lol )
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Colin Florence
10/12/2016 01:14:30 am
Great blog Jen and great to get the message out about organ donation
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Nick Collins
10/12/2016 03:23:30 am
Not only is my wife an amazing and extemely talented writer and creative but a selfless and beautiful person. The one thing she forgot to mention (she is normally very good with the fine details and accuracy of her writing) was that she was preparing to give her brother one of her own kidneys early in the new year (some would say the ultimate gift for Christmas). Being only an architect, and used to drawing and colouring in, I'm not at all talented in writing, but I just wanted to tell my wife I'm hugely in awe of not only her writing talent but also being such an AMAZING person. I think we all agree.
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