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Author’s poetic thank you to the charity which saved son-in-law’s life
Howard Robinson says that he feels indebted to Anthony Nolan
February 8, 2024 18:14
Howard Robinson says that he feels indebted to Anthony Nolan
February 8, 2024 18:14An east London author will donate the proceeds from his latest work, a poetry anthology, to the charity that helped save his son-in-law's life.
Howard Robinson’s first poetry collection Learning from Life, containing over 30 poems written across several years, went on sale for £10 on Amazon last week, and the profits are going to the UK’s largest stem cell donor register and research centre, Anthony Nolan.
Robinson’s son-in-law Darren was 30 when he was suddenly diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. After months of chemotherapy, Darren learnt he would need a stem cell transplant and, in February 2022, Anthony Nolan’s donor register matched Darren with an anonymous 29-year-old man in the US who provided him with the life-saving transplant.
Howard Robinson and his son-in-law Darren, whose life was saved by undergoing a stem cell transplant[Missing Credit]
With an “overwhelming desire to give something back” now that his son-in-law is nearly back to full health, Robinson, from Woodford, who works by day in consultancy PR and marketing, decided to find a way to raise money for the charity that made Darren’s vital transplant possible.
