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1/ I'm officially logging on from work for Christmas, and so I thought I'd end my work year by remembering some of the things that have happened at @bloodcancer_uk...
2/ In January, we were so delighted when Calendar Girl Angela Knowles got an MBE in the #NewYearsHonours, after years of brilliant fundraising. What a legend! https://twitter.com/bloodcancer_uk/status/1210694596130410496?s=20
3/ In March, we changed our name to @bloodcancer_uk - a massive and difficult decision, but it's definitely been the right one for people affected by blood cancer https://twitter.com/bloodcancer_uk/status/1244953504088760320?s=20
4/ We campaigned for the Government to protect people with blood cancer from covid by giving them given financial support if they couldn't work from home. @DeborahMeaden agreed with us! https://twitter.com/bloodcancer_uk/status/1286987648712814595?s=20
5/ When changes were made to shielding, @gemmapeters was on BBC News, telling @BBCHughPym what it meant for our community https://twitter.com/bloodcancer_uk/status/1267154497605898246?s=20
6/ And she told @KayBurley about the financial challenges facing the charity sector as a result of the pandemic #NeverMoreNeeded https://twitter.com/bloodcancer_uk/status/1244535492273725448?s=20
7/ When we announced we were having to cut costs because of a fall in income, the Daily Express published an article highlighting our plight (a massive thank you to @kathopps and @MattNixson!) https://twitter.com/bloodcancer_uk/status/1299647165925597185?s=20
8/ We copied @Burberry by changing the price of our masks to £90 for a day (ours may not be haute couture, but and some generous people bought one!)... https://twitter.com/bloodcancer_uk/status/1298903858241044491?s=20
9/ And when Noel Gallagher complained about wearing masks, we did a tweet that still makes me laugh. I've always thought it should have more likes... https://twitter.com/bloodcancer_uk/status/1306528881353072641?s=20
10/ The Sunday People did a feature for our 60th birthday, looking back on six decades of life-saving research https://twitter.com/bloodcancer_uk/status/1302610139057356802?s=20
11/ In #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth, we challenged @gemmapeters to sum up @bloodcancer_uk's research achievements in less than 2 minutes (spoiler: she failed)... https://twitter.com/bloodcancer_uk/status/1300803346949955584?s=20
12/ And if you've got 200 minutes, here's the long version - a fantastic report setting out the difference we've made since 1960... https://media.bloodcancer.org.uk/documents/Blood_Cancer_UK_-_60_Years_of_Life-Saving_Research.pdf
13/ Our letter calling for people with blood cancer to be given higher vaccine priority was published in @thetimes - a couple of days later, it was announced that they WOULD get higher priority 
https://twitter.com/bloodcancer_uk/status/1331907249061699585?s=20
https://twitter.com/bloodcancer_uk/status/1331907249061699585?s=20
14/ And then there was @HackedOffHugh retweeting our #LoveActually Christmas video! https://twitter.com/HackedOffHugh/status/1334610400604778502?s=20
15/ It's been a hard year, and the pandemic has meant our work has been needed like never before. Thanks to everyone who's been part of it. If you think what we do is important and that we're doing a good job, send a few pounds our way... https://bloodcancer.org.uk/get-involved/ways-give/donate/
16/ Me, I'm looking forward to a break. Expect lots of bucks fizz and Christmas films. But I'll be back in a couple of weeks, ready to do it all over again. Merry Christmas! 
