Thank you for visiting my page. Just over two months ago my good friend Michael life was turned upside down. Within a few weeks a suspected hernia diagnosis, turned out to be cancer. Further investigations revealed he had bowel, liver and peritoneum (the abdominal membrane) cancer, with the news it was incurable. There are no words to describe the emotional roller-coaster that his family have been on, but the impact has been devastating on us all. 

Now while his prognosis is what it is, anyone who knows him well will tell you he don’t believe in no win situations. So, he will be doing everything he can to fight this terrible disease. I intend to get involved and trying to raise some money for a charity that obviously has huge significance for Mike now - Bowel Cancer UK. 

Bowel Cancer UK are the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity. They are committed to saving lives and improving the quality of life for everyone affected by bowel cancer, with a clear vision of a future where nobody dies of the disease. The charity provides information and support for everyone affected by bowel cancer, and their campaigning focuses heavily on improving survival and quality of life for those with advanced bowel cancer. They are working to improve early diagnosis to ensure people get the right test at the right time and are also committed to fund research which will improve the prevention, early detection and treatment of the disease.

My fundraising plans includes taking part in Decembeard. Which simply means, no shaving for the month of December- as it’s the month to grow your beard!

As most of you know I usually have a beard of variable length, so to kick this off I will be clean shaven for the first time in over 10 years (much to the disappointment of my wife) and growing the beard throughout the winter.

So, can you help? Your donation, big or small, is a great encouragement to me and the others taking part and will help to make the Charity’s vision a reality.

Thank you. Mark ( and Mike )