Put the message in the Box



Was just reading Headphone Sex . It's the 4th anniversary of the Bali bombings, and well, why not quote him directly:

"You may not realise since it's not had a lot of media coverage, but today's the fourth anniversary of the Bali Bombing. I won't bore you with my story again, however some of you will remember that I was in the Sari Club when the bomb went off, and it's nothing short of a miracle that i'm still here today.

On a couple of occasions now i've met Polly Miller, a fellow survivor of the bombing. Although the stories of how we escaped are very similar, the outcomes were very different. Polly lost her husband of 5 weeks and 8 of her best friends. She also suffered horrific burns to 43% of her body. There was an article about Polly in the Observer Magazine a few weeks ago, that i'd really urge you to read. It's very moving, and conveys what an inspirational woman she is.

Anyway, as you will discover in the article, Polly has since the moment she stepped out of hospital, put an incredible amount of energy into a charity she set up in memory of her husband. Called 'Dans Fund For Burns' (registration details here), it's now raised over £500,000 for the treatment of burns victims in the UK and abroad... and still going strong.

I've been wondering for a while how best to raise some money for the charity, and thought that since I get quite a few readers now I could try and (ab)use your generocity."