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Bit of a eurovision nut, and hubby of Paul (@pmbur123.) Heart transplant patient, and now back on ACCU at RLH as a nurse. Grateful and living life to the full.

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Merry Christmas to all on @teamaccu . Never forget how special and important you are. The community may not always appreciate you, but eventually they do.
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Good bye, I am now leaving Twitter X. Anybody wants to find me, I’m now on bluesky.
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Had this album for a couple of years, listened today for the first time. Absolutely fabulous. ⁦@Cherylbaker⁩ ⁦@jonimitchell⁩ The music, lyrics and voice just wonderful, WHY DID I WAIT SO LONG!!
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I don’t normally tweet, but the horrendous events of what happened in Israel was truly evil. Hammas actions are just vile, I just hope civilians, children, innocents on all sides can be as protected as much as possible. “An eye for an eye “ but you both end us blind.
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Andrew Burlinson-Ely retweeted
BREAKING: In a devastating speech, iconic actor Robert De Niro rips Donald Trump to shreds, declaring that Trump is “not a bad man,” but “an evil one” who is a “wanna be tough guy” and has “no morals or ethics.” But Robert De Niro didn’t stop there… De Niro continued: “Trump has no sense of right or wrong. No regard for anyone but himself — not the people he was supposed to lead and protect, not the people he does business with, not the people who follow him, blindly and loyally, not even the people who consider themselves his “friends.” He has contempt for all of them. The repercussions of his turbulent presidency divided America and rattled New York City beyond imagination.  Remember how we were jolted by crisis in early 2020, as a virus swept the world. We lived with Donald Trump’s bombastic behavior every day on the national stage, and we suffered as we saw our neighbors piling up in body bags. The man who was supposed to protect this country put it in peril, because of his recklessness and impulsiveness. It was like an abusive father ruling the family by fear and violent behavior.  That was the consequence of New York’s warning getting ignored. Next time, we know it will be worse. Make no mistake: the twice-impeached, 4-time indicted Donald Trump is still a fool. But we can’t let our fellow Americans write him off like one. Evil thrives in the shadow of dismissive mockery, which is why we must take the danger of Donald Trump very seriously. So, today I issue another warning. From this place where Abraham Lincoln spoke — right here in the beating heart of New York — to the rest of America: This is our last chance. Democracy won’t survive the return of a wannabe dictator. And it won’t overcome evil if we are divided. So what do we do about it?  We have to take today into tomorrow – take it outside these walls.   We have to reach out to the half of our country who have ignored the hazards of Trump and, for whatever reason, support elevating him back into the White House.  They’re not stupid, and we must not condemn them for making a stupid choice.  Our future doesn’t just depend on us. It depends on them. Let’s reach out to Trump’s followers with respect.  Let’s not talk about “democracy.”  “Democracy” may be our holy grail, but to others it is just a word, a concept, and in their embrace of Trump, they’ve already turned their backs on it.  Let’s talk about right and wrong.  Let’s talk about humanity.  Let’s talk about kindness.  Security for our world.  Safety for our families.  Decency.  Let’s welcome them back.  We won’t get them all, but we can get enough to end the nightmare of Trump.” Well said, Robert De Niro! Please retweet and ❤️ to thank Robert De Niro for calling out Donald Trump — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a woke new Twitter competitor that banned Trump for life and is exploding in popularity because Elon Musk banned Tribel’s Twitter account — but he forgot to ban this link to download the new Tribel app: tribel.app.link/okwPIHYCIqb
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Putting this on early, as working tomorrow. Four years post transplant already, thank you again to my amazing donor and her selfless family. I am forever grateful and in your debt, I hope I’ve made you proud this year.
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During organ donation week, it’s more important than ever to share your wishes, have the conversation, save a life, maybe nine lives. Coming up for 4 years, post transplant, forever grateful to my donor. @share_wishes @NHSOrganDonor @NHSBT @NHSBartsHealth @London_ODT
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Heart goes out to the people whom sadly died pre-transplant. Well done to all transplant services for getting the numbers back up again so quickly. Stay safe in this third wave, the vaccine has weakened the link with illness, it hasn’t broken it completely bbc.co.uk/news/health-578390…
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Just want to thank my donor today, did my first piece of DIY in over 10 years. It’s not perfect but so much better than previously. Sanded, primed, wood repaired, undercoat and painted. The little things are so important, and every day is for living.@share_wishes @NHSOrganDonor
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Well may not be Rotterdam, but Rio cinema comes a close second. Hope to see you all in Paris next year. Come on James, you’ve already done the uk proud, a real credit to the uk @EurovisionLDN @BBCEurovision @grahnort
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So back to work tonight. Off shielding since October. Excited, mixed with a little trepidation. Will I still be able to do the job, more importantly will anyone laugh at my preshielding haircut!! @teamaccu @NHSBartsHealth wish me luck, wish the patients even more
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Andrew Burlinson-Ely retweeted
Please meet Andrew who shares his journey to #HeartTransplant. Andrew was initially diagnosed with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy & received his gift of life in 2017. Since then he has become an NHSBT Organ Donation Ambassador for the London region ❤ facebook.com/308381019644605…
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It was a real privilege to see the professionalism and caring of the @teamaccu on @BBCNews this week. Honoured to count them as my colleagues and friends. Hopefully shielding will end soon, I can return to help out. You look exhausted, but undefeated. Stay strong, stay safe.
Proud to see the faces of @teamaccu @RoyalLondonHosp featured on @BBCNews Strong people, doing the very best they can in the worst circumstances. Thank you for telling our story @sampiranty @DeeMcIlveen @CliveMyrieBBC 💙 @Dorisaccu @LMcCayuuuup @Marie_theLondon @NHSBartsHealth
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Donation Myth 4 It’s alright I’ve put it in my Will. Truth Wills aren’t read until the person has legally been registered as dead. Organ donation is broached before you sadly die, and must happen within minutes of death. Not to be too graphic this is so organs can still be used.
Andrew Burlinson-Ely retweeted
When someone receives a second opportunity of living a life restricted previously by organ failure - the gratitude, love & thankfulness from the one whose life has been saved and their family, to the precious donor and their family is never ending.....
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Myth 3 “I’m too old they won’t want my organs” Truth This is one of the saddest myths. You really are never too old to donate. The oldest organ donor is 104, donated their corneas. Liver is 85, Kidney is 85, lung is 68, and heart is 65. @share_wishes @NHSOrganDonor @NHSBT
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Andrew Burlinson-Ely retweeted
We would like to wish Karen, who is part of our team, a very Happy Birthday. Karen's husband Mark sadly passed away suddenly over 3 years ago and Karen decided to donate his organs, saving the lives of 8 people. Karen shares part of her story with you❤ facebook.com/308381019644605…
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Myth 2 - a common myth I’ve heard is that organ transplant recipients change their personality. That the organ somehow takes over their personality. Fact Your personality can change, but this is partly because of the drugs post op, and also the PTSD of a major operation.
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Victoria Wood has a sketch where she’s taking steroids, and after 3 days she becomes uncontrollable, stealing sweets of small children. This really was what it was initially like, mood swings, tears and rage, sometimes all at the same time. But you get through it.