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01 — WHAT MAKES A SCIENTIST?

03 — HOW THE BIG C DROVE THIS DAD TO DARWIN’S BLOOD DONOR CENTRE

05 — FACES OF DONATION

06 — RED25

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HAJI: A YOUNG MAN’S QUEST TO GIVE BACK

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TEXT MESSAGES TRACK BLOOD’S LIFE-SAVING JOURNEY

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Science is in the blood for women at the Blood Service: Dr Denese Marks, Dr Celine Loh and Amanda Thijsen.

WHAT MAKES A SCIENTIST?

I’m inspired by curiosity and the desire to search for the truth … If that desire is strong and genuine enough, you will then seek to demonstrate the truth or existence of something, which we call ‘science’.

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Women are at the leading edge of blood science in Australia, making up 75 per cent of the Research and Development team

at the Blood Service. With 8 March marking International Women’s Day, we meet three scientists to find out what inspired them to pursue a career in science, and what they love about their work.

When you give blood, the work of Senior Research Assistant Amanda Thijsen may be an important factor in how you feel about that experience. Amanda investigates ways to improve the donation experience and keep blood donors happy and healthy.

Last year, she led a research project looking at how to help people take control over the way they feel when donating. “We developed new educational materials to help donors prepare for their donation,” explains Amanda.

Growing up in the Netherlands, Amanda started her science career by studying spatial sciences.

“When I was younger I was interested in why certain areas were more densely populated than others. My mum suggested studying spatial sciences and then later I focused on population health.”

Describing herself as a social scientist, Amanda’s career took an interesting turn when she moved to Australia and joined Research and Development at the Blood

Service. “I enjoyed coming to a field that was new to me and applying social science research methods to real-world problems.”

Research Fellow, Dr Celine Loh’s work involves identifying uses for expired platelets, the shortest-lived blood product. She is finding new ways to use blood products to make innovative therapies and assist in healing wounds.

Originally from Malaysia, Celine commenced her studies of science in Kuala Lumpur, and obtained her PhD from the University of Sydney.

“I’ve wanted to be a scientist since I was 10 years old,” Celine recalls. “I remember we were asked to write down three career options at the end of each year at primary school. I had ‘scientist’ as one of my options for three consecutive years!”

“I’m inspired by curiosity and the desire to search for the truth, which I must have inherited from my dad. If that desire is strong and genuine enough, you will then seek to demonstrate the truth or existence of something, which we call ‘science.’”

Of the many different skills and perspectives that people bring to their scientific careers, it is creativity that is key for Celine, who values “the ability to use my creativity to find solutions to problems that can either be applied or translated into something that is tangible.”

WHAT MAKES A SCIENTIST?

Research Program Leader, Dr Denese Marks leads a research team whose members focus on improving blood component quality and safety. She decided to be a scientist when she was 16 years old.

“I received a scholarship to attend a “Science School” in the Physics Department at the University of Sydney. There were sessions on many topics, not just physics, and I realised that science was going to keep me fascinated for many years to come.”

Denese’s career in science has opened up diverse pathways. “Being a scientist has allowed me to live and work in different cities here in Australia and overseas. Each work place was very different, and exposure to different work cultures was invaluable experience.”

When asked if she is inspired by any science -minded women, Denese doesn’t hesitate.

“I have two science heroines: Dian Fossey, who gained her PhD in the field studying mountain gorilla behaviour in Rwanda and contributed a huge body of knowledge in her field — she was passionate, adventurous and stood up for her convictions as a conservationist — and my PhD supervisor, Mary Davey, who taught me how to be a scientist, set me many challenges and always made me work outside my comfort zone.”

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Llewellyn Markey was 14 years old when she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer.

“I was pretty depressed,” says the Darwin teenager.

Her dad Bill says only one Australian child is diagnosed with a desmoplastic small round cell tumour on average each year.

The family was devastated by the diagnosis. “The surgeons regarded her as a palliative patient after she haemorrhaged during an initial biopsy,” Bill said.

“It’s a very nasty tumour with a poor survival rate and requires very intensive chemotherapy,” explains WA Health paediatric oncologist Professor Catherine Cole, Llewellyn’s treating doctor at the time.

“We gave her the most intensive therapy that we can give,” Professor Cole said. “It’s really hard-hitting therapy that requires a lot of blood product support.”

Llewellyn was transfused with 42 units of red cells and 27 units of platelets throughout her cancer-treatment plan.

“I really didn’t know anything much about blood donation before this happened,” Llewellyn said.

Llewellyn spent more than 10 months at Perth’s Princess Margaret Hospital after being flown from Darwin Hospital’s emergency ward in August 2015. She received a total of 10 rounds of high-dose chemotherapy and underwent surgery to remove tumours spread throughout the soft tissue of her abdomen.

She is now 16 and in remission.

“I’m kind-of back to normal I guess,” she said.

“Life seems the same but, in myself, I’m different. I see the world differently. Little things don’t worry me anymore.”

Llewellyn is back home in Darwin with her family and friends, and recently joined her father at a Blood Service event to personally thank blood donors for their life-saving gift.

Professor Cole says she hopes Llewellyn’s story will help blood donors understand their “absolutely essential” role in the success rate of paediatric oncology treatment.

“The one thing about childhood cancer is the existence of a linear relationship between dose intensity and cure — the bigger the dose, the better the cure. And the only way we can get in those big doses is with blood product support.”

Bill’s been convinced.

He signed up to become a blood donor in October 2015 — two months after Llewellyn was diagnosed. He’s made 30 plasma donations since then.

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Helping others beat cancer: Bill Markey gives blood with his daughter Llewellyn (far left) by his side, along with son Mackenzie and the team at Darwin Blood Donor Centre.

“I knew that a lot of blood was used for cancer patients, but I never really knew why. I now know why.”

“Chemotherapy kills everything … As a result, blood cells need to be replaced. Frequently. Very frequently. The rest will recover in time, when the chemo stops, but not without blood and blood products.”

Bill wants to repay the 27 litres of blood products donated by the many, many generous blood donors who gave his daughter a second chance at life.

“Your blood donation does not just help someone beat cancer,” Bill said.

“It gives them the opportunity to try wakeboarding. It gives them the opportunity to glam it up and go to the ball. It gives them the opportunity to go skydiving. It gives them the opportunity to learn to drive, to travel and to get a job, and all for a bit of telly, a chockie milk and some fussing from the nurses.”

It gives them the opportunity to try wakeboarding. It gives them the opportunity to glam it up and go to the ball. It gives them the opportunity to go skydiving. It gives them the opportunity to learn to drive, to travel and to get a job, and all for a bit of telly, a chockie milk and some fussing from the nurses.

Back to normal: wakeboarding is just one of the teenage activities now enjoyed by Llewellyn Markey.

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A driving passion to donate: a road trip doesn’t daunt Colin Watson who makes a 250 kilometre round trip every fortnight from his home in rural NSW to donate plasma at Dubbo Blood Donor Centre. Colin recently celebrated his milestone of 300 donations.

One of only 15 in Australia: Kevin Powell of North Narrabeen in New South Wales has become one of only 15 Australians to reach 700 blood donations, helping save more than 2,000 lives. His 50 years of generosity has spanned states and continents, with his A-positive blood given in London, Sydney, Melbourne and Wollongong.

Race to 300: Robyn Fritchley began donating blood many years ago, and even married a fellow blood donor! Robyn and Rod soon began a donating challenge. After being neck and neck for some time Robyn recently edged to the lead when she was first to reach 300 donations.

RED25 HITS 25!When we launched Red25 in January 2015, our vision was to see 25 per cent of Australia’s blood donations coming from community groups and organisations. We knew that 25 per cent would ensure a strong and sustainable foundation for Australia’s blood supply.

We are now thrilled to announce that, in only its second active year, Red25 has successfully achieved the ambitious target of 25 per cent. And it’s all due to the amazing dedication of our Red25 groups and members, who contributed 25.3 per cent to the overall blood supply, or over 329,000 blood donations in 2016. That’s nearly a million patients that were helped because of the Red25 movement — something to truly celebrate!

“It’s a fantastic achievement and we’re extremely proud of everyone who has contributed to the Red25 program, and to this fabulous outcome,” said Janine Wilson, Executive Director, Donor Services.

To join Red25 or learn more, call 1300 886 524 or visit donateblood.com.au/red25

“We’re delighted to see so many groups really embracing this and getting on board, and the results are a real reflection of their commitment to helping those in need.”

To thank everyone involved with this life-saving social responsibility program, we held celebration events around Australia during February. The achievement of reaching 25 per cent in 2016 meant that we had something extra to celebrate!

“We wanted to thank the people behind the movement who have helped make it happen, and congratulate the groups who have excelled in this unique giving program,” Janine said.

“We look forward to your strong and steady support in 2017 as Red25 continues to make a real difference to so many Australians.”

Award winners: Assistant Commissioner Adam Kendrick accepts the ATO’s award, with Janine Wilson, Executive Director, Donor Services, Blood Service.

To join Red25 or learn more, call 1300 886 524 or visit donateblood.com.au/red25

THE WINNERS ARE …Whilst Red25 encourages everyone to unite to save lives, a little healthy competition goes a long way. So we’d like to say a big congratulations to all the teams and individuals across the country who contributed to an amazing 987,000 lives saved in Red25’s second year. There were many winners in each state, too many to mention, but we thought you might be interested to see the top organisations overall.

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Defence Category

Army 25,200 1st

Air Force (RAAF) 16,533 2nd

Navy 11,115 3rd

Government Category

Australian Taxation Office 10,938 1st

Department of Human Services (AUS) 9,006 2nd

Country Fire Authority (VIC) 8,616 3rd

BLOOD DONATION NOT TAXING FOR ATO

It was donations rather than deductions that caught the eye of the Australian Tax Office (ATO) last year.

With a healthy bottom line, the ATO was number one in the Government category in the Red25 Awards. They tallied an impressive total of 3,646 blood donations, saving up to 10,938 lives.

Adam Kendrick, Assistant Commissioner at the ATO, is a long-time supporter of blood donation. “I’m inspired by the difference that giving blood can make. ATO staff have shared some very personal accounts of their health challenges with me over the years so I’m

passionate about donating because I know it’s a truly life-changing act.”

The ATO is quick to respond when the call goes out at times of need, promoting the cause in their internal newsletters and helping employees across their sites to donate. But when it comes to being award-winning donors, Adam says the equation is simple: “As members of the ATO and the Public Service, I think donating blood comes naturally to our staff — it’s another way to serve the community and we take great pride in that role.”

He urges other organisations to join the Red25 movement: “Red25 encourages an outward focus that broadens perspectives, brings people together, and unites them towards a common and worthy goal. I think programs like Red25 contribute to a healthy corporate culture.”

Red25 group nameLives saved

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Corporate Category

Telstra 10,008 1st

National Australia Bank 8,778 2nd

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank 5,640 3rd

Community and Education Category

Team Adem 5,484 1st

UniSA 4,080 2nd

Flinders University 4,065 3rd

To join Red25 or learn more, call 1300 886 524 or visit donateblood.com.au/red25

RED25 COORDINATORS OF THE YEARWe would like to give special recognition to the following Red25 coordinators who were named ‘Coordinator of the Year’ in each state. They each have their own reasons for being a coordinator, and in 2016 they went the extra mile to rally their team and encourage them to donate blood — thank you.

State Winner Red25 groupLives saved in their state

Lives saved nationally

Australian Capital Territory

Craig Yorsten and the team

Department of Agriculture and

Water Resources1,353 1,755

New South WalesEdwina Dighton

Davo's Bloody Donors

648 711

Northern TerritorySheridan

RoseINPEX Australia 429 1,035

Queensland Gary ShawNational Australia

Bank270 8,778

South AustraliaSue Draxler and Jo-Ann Clements

ASC 1,902 1,965

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LongbottomVodafone Hutchison

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Victoria

Nate Dedman

John Lloyd

Valley Sport

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Western AustraliaKimberley Campbell

Bankwest 1,557 1,782

Award winner: Kimberley Campbell is the Western Australia Red25 Coordinator of the Year.

RED25 COORDINATOR MAKES AN IMPACT Kimberley Campbell is one of over 7,000 Red25 coordinators across Australia who support their Red25 group, share information on blood donation, rally donors and soothe any last-minute nerves on donation day. This year her enthusiastic leadership of volunteer donors at Bankwest saw her awarded Western Australia Red25 Coordinator of the Year.

“Giving blood is a very personal way of helping the community and something I feel very passionate about,” explains Kimberley.

“Prior to 2014 I had many Bankwest colleagues who shared this passion but there was no internal, coordinated way to support colleagues donating blood.”

Now Bankwest employees across the organisation have an organised program, an online booking calendar to instantly register to donate blood together, and a Yammer group to connect with other like-minded volunteers.

Kimberley is proud to see her Bankwest colleagues join together and make a difference —saving 1,557 lives in 2016!

The thing that inspires her is the very real difference she can make: “the work that I am doing as a Red25 Coordinator is contributing to the thousands of lives Bankwest colleagues save every year”.

Accepting her award at the Red25 celebrations in Perth in February, Kimberley said she was surprised by the unexpected accolade.

“This award is a huge honour, it’s great to be recognised and look back and reflect on how Bankwest has moved forward, further contributing to the community.”

To join Red25 or learn more, call 1300 886 524 or visit donateblood.com.au/red25

CHOIR ON SONG After joining Red25 recently, the Metropolitan Male Choir of South Australia sang the praises of blood donors with a medley of hymns and songs that left many captivated in the donor chair and oblivious to the needle.

The choir was established in 1926 and president Chris Charlesworth said members felt group blood donation through Red25 was

ON THE ROAD TO 2,000

Saving lives is important to those who work to ensure safe journeys on NSW roads and waterways. Last year Roads and Maritime Services helped save lives another way, by donating blood.

Angus Mitchell, Executive Director NSW Maritime, attended Red25 celebrations, accompanied by members of the Young Professionals Network, to mark saving more than 1,200 lives in 2016.

Chair of the Young Professionals Network, Clair Nichols, said they have set their sights higher for 2017: “We’ve raised our target to 2,000 to help save even more lives this year. I’m excited by what we can achieve together over the next 12 months.”

yet another way to continue its long-held tradition of community spirit.

“There have been quite a few of our choir members whose partners or themselves have suffered from different cancers or have had major operations and have needed blood — so it is very much a life-saving thing,” Chris explained.

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Sweethearts date written in blood: every three months Adelaide couple Doriana and Tony Coppola go on an unusual date to donate blood together. They have witnessed firsthand the need for blood, having lost Doriana’s parents and Tony’s father to cancer: “It reinforced the importance of blood donation for patients with life threatening illnesses undergoing treatment,” Tony said.

Topping the list: Christina Pender is one of Australia’s highest female donors with 591 donations. She started donating in her 20s and attributes her record to a healthy life, willingness to help others and great veins! Christina is humble about her achievement: “I don’t tell people about it much. It’s something easy to do, and I know it’s benefiting people out there.”

Every year during National Blood Donor Week, we celebrate our amazing blood donors with parties and activities across the country.

During the week we also like to share stories of people who’ve received the life-changing gift of blood. One such person is Emily: she wouldn’t be here without the 43 units of blood she needed during not one, but two incidences of serious bleeding following childbirth.

To say thank you to the donors who helped save her life, she’s giving her own gift: her time. Emily is our recipient ambassador for National Blood Donor Week 2017 and you’ll be seeing more of her as the big week approaches.

NATIONAL BLOOD DONOR WEEK 11–17 JUNE

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HAJI: A YOUNG

TO GIVE BACK

We fled from the war. We are sick of war and violence. We want somewhere where we can have a good life; that’s all we want.

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As a 16 year old in Afghanistan, after being brutally attacked by the Taliban several times, Haji Alizada feared the next

attack could be fatal.

Haji, who comes from the Hazara ethnic minority group in his home country of Afghanistan, made the difficult decision to leave his family and friends, and flee his country.

He embarked alone on a dangerous journey which took him to India, Malaysia, Indonesia and, finally, by boat to Australia. He says on

the way to Australia the boat broke up and the passengers ended up in the ocean, before being rescued by the Australian Navy which took them to Christmas Island.

After spending time in immigration detention centres and community detention, with the support of Australian Red Cross he’s now living in Hobart and studying business and management full-time. His dream is to be an international lawyer.

Haji volunteers as a speaker at community events to build understanding about the lives of refugees and asylum seekers.

“If I could stay alive in Afghanistan I wouldn’t leave. Like many other asylum seekers the last option was leaving. For me, the choice was getting killed or joining the Taliban which for me I would never join them. It was something I had to do, otherwise I would get killed. I had to make that journey. It was very difficult especially from Indonesia to Australia on a boat. We thought we had a 99 per cent chance of dying and 1 per cent chance of getting alive to Australia.”

“There’s a lack of understanding between Australians and asylum seekers and refugees. A lot of people here think asylum seekers and refugees are different in the way they look. People ask, ‘Are they going to behave in the community? Are they going to make trouble or be violent?’ A lot of people think that way which is not true.”

“People are like myself. We fled from the war. We are sick of war and violence. We want somewhere where we can have a good life; that’s all we want. At the same time I want to educate people about asylum seekers and refugees, about why people leave their country and what they want.”

“We don’t want to take jobs. We are here to create jobs and improve the economy of this country.”

“I want to educate people about Islam. It is not about war. The real Islam is about peace, loving, sharing and caring. The media present it in a different way. A wrong way.”

Haji’s main message to Australians is to reach out.

“Don’t feel afraid and embarrassed about asking refugees and asylum seekers questions. Lots of people don’t know how to interact with newcomers. There’s nothing wrong with that. There’s lots of things we can learn from each other. I encourage people to talk and ask and share because that’s the only way we can get better understanding.”

“I want to help people because a lot of people have helped me in the past.”

Haji is grateful to Red Cross for helping him get housing and voluntary work.

“Red Cross has done massive work. It has helped me. They do a brilliant job in the community.”

Learn more about Red Cross’ work with asylum seekers: redcross.org.au/asylum-seekers.aspx

Reaching out: Haji Alizada is now sharing his story to help others. Photo: Sam Rosewarne /Newspix

BLOOD’S LIFE-SAVING TEXT MESSAGES TRACK AU

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Ever wondered where your blood donation went? How far it may have travelled around the country or in what hospital it helped a patient in need?

Well, from January this year anyone who has donated whole blood or platelets may have received a text message following their donation to let them know where it was sent.

The text message alerts come following a trial last year to let whole blood donors know the destination of their life-saving blood donation.

Since the trial more than 10,000 pieces of positive feedback have been sent to the Blood Service.

Samara Clifford was one those donors who was surprised and delighted to find out what had happened to her donated blood.

“The text messages post donation are amazing and make me feel like a superhero. I have told EVERYONE to donate blood. Well done to all at the Blood Service, from the marketers to the geniuses that can find my veins. Please accept and pass on this digital high five to everyone you can,” Samara shared in a Facebook post.

Speaking about the success of the initiative, Janine Wilson, Executive Director, Donor Services, said that the Blood Service never anticipated the great response.

“We knew donors were curious to see where their donation went. However, when we began the text message trial we didn’t anticipate just how strongly our donors would respond to it.”

“We were excited when people started replying and getting in touch but did not expect to get more than 10,000 pieces of positive feedback,” said Janine.

Many donors commented on how it made them feel: “I’m so very proud that I can make a little bit of a difference and help someone”, texted Kerry in response. “Awesome to know, gives me goosebumps,” shared Derek.

Others appreciated knowing where their blood was sent or were surprised at how far it had travelled: “Wow, thanks. We used to live and work in Broken Hill and know the hospital well,” messaged Carol.

It prompted some donors to feel a special link to the unknown person their blood had helped. When she received her text message, Pam responded, “Thanks for letting me know. It is so cool to actually connect it to someone in need!”

“I am thrilled to know that my donation of blood is helping this person to recover from their illness or accident. All the best wishes for speedy recovery,” Mignon messaged.

For many donors, the text messages reinforced why they donate blood in the first place. Bobby summed it up in his reply: “This is a priceless feeling. I am so blessed to be able to do my bit for humanity.”

And it’s not just positive feedback. The text messages have seen an increase in donor attendance, donation frequency and new donors coming back to make further donations.

“Our donors are amazing — they make a life-saving difference to patients right around the nation and we sincerely hope our donors get as much enjoyment and satisfaction from knowing the difference their donation makes as we do,” Janine said.

DIDN’T GET A TEXT MESSAGE? MAKE SURE YOUR MOBILE NUMBER IS UP-TO -DATE AT YOUR NEXT BLOOD DONATION!

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Barbara Masser, Associate Professor from the University of Queensland and Fellow at the Blood Service, explains: “It’s no surprise that one of the most consistent findings in our research with donors is that they give blood because they want to save lives. But there is more than pure altruism at play. Whenever we give, we feel good and blood donors literally feel joy from giving. Although this ‘warm glow’ is motivating, it is likely to

SO WHY ARE PEOPLE RESPONDING IN THIS WAY?

fade while donors wait up to 12 weeks before they can donate again. Quite simply we get busy and we forget how good it felt to give. This text message reminds us of the moment we donated and the fact that we have actually helped save lives. This brings back those positive feelings we experienced about donating and may well re-energise us to want to give again”.

Celebrating her 80th: Ellie Chin recently marked a milestone in blood transfusions, pictured here with mum Joan.

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A MILESTONE LIKE NO OTHER

Ellie Chin turns six in just a few short months. Turning six is pretty special, but for a little girl who almost didn’t make it into the world, every birthday

is a milestone.

Birthdays aren’t the only milestone celebrated by the Chin family. Just recently Ellie reached an incredible milestone: her 80th blood transfusion.

Ellie’s need for blood started at just 32 weeks gestation and, put simply, she can’t live without it. The monthly transfusions Ellie receives replace her own red cells, which lack proper oxygen carrying capacity and die prematurely because of a rare blood condition known as alpha thalassemia major.

This type of thalassemia is the rarest and most severe form; when Ellie entered the world she became just the second surviving child in Western Australia and twentieth worldwide with the blood disease. Complications from alpha thalassemia major are often referred to as “incompatible with life.” For parents, those words are incomprehensible.

Ellie’s only chance of survival was two red cell transfusions in utero, where it was hoped donor’s healthy red cells would reduce the severity of her anaemia. Ellie was born six

weeks prematurely via an emergency caesarean; she weighed just 1.5kg and was severely anaemic.

But she was a fighter.

Almost six years later Ellie’s fiery nature is still evident during her 80th transfusion celebrations. She’s more interested in ‘doing the dab’ — the latest trending dance move — than having her photo taken to mark the occasion.

It takes an amazing army of people to help Ellie get the blood she needs every month: from the dedicated blood donors who give up their time and blood, to the employees at the Blood Service who collect, process and distribute Ellie’s special blood order, to the team of hospital employees who administer her transfusion.

Despite Ellie’s lifelong reliance on donated blood, her mum Joan is grateful to everyone who helps keep her alive.

“We’re so thankful when we see people take the time out to give blood. Without their donations, Ellie wouldn’t survive. For us to see people give this gift is very touching and makes us feel very emotional. We’re endlessly grateful.”

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1. Fast 7. Still sealed 8. Ran in neutral10. Manicured item12. Revive (interest)14. Top pilots16. Infants’ beds17. Cooking vessels20. Unwillingness23. Beyond repair24. Gainfully (employed)25. Disbeliever

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1. Shake (with emotion) 2. Food professional 3. Warm & protected 4. Steeple needle 5. Unlocked 6. Grown-ups 9. Couch11. Lozenges13. Large deer15. Brooding hen sound16. Clown show18. Infected19. Rub vigorously21. Competent22. Not hard

SOLUTIONS

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Fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9.

Thanks to Lovatts Crosswords & Puzzles for supplying these puzzles.

LEMON DRIZZLE CAKE

© Lovatts Puzzles

LEMON SYRUP

Juice of two lemons

3 tablespoons granulated sugar

METHOD

1 Grease and line a loaf tin with baking paper Preheat oven to 180°C.

2 Beat the butter and caster sugar until thick and pale. Add the lemon zest.

3 Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

4 Sift the flour and then fold into your mixture along with the ground almonds and enough milk so that the mixture drops off the spoon.

5 Bake for 50-55 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.

6 Meanwhile, make the lemon syrup by juicing both lemons and mixing with the sugar.

7 Pierce the warm cake all over with a skewer, and then drizzle over the syrup. Allow to cool in the tin before turning out.

INGREDIENTS

175g butter

175g caster sugar

3 eggs

100g self-raising flour

75g ground almonds

Grated zest of one lemon

¼ cup milk, approximately

RHYS AND TAY

Born 15 weeks early, together Rhys and Tay needed 10 blood transfusions to survive.

RECIPIENT

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