My story

Thanks for taking the time to visit my husband's JustGiving page hopefully most of you will know his story already from looking at his blog. He suffered from what is known as Stage 4 Malignant Melanoma, which is a form of terminal cancer commonly, but not in his case, associated with excessive sunbathing.

Salisbury Hospice and the Palliative Care Team based at Salisbury Hospital are focussed on the relief of symptoms of people who are terminally ill and that when an individual reaches their 'end of life' phase it is as comfortable and dignified as possible. They are only 50% public funded with the remainder coming from charitable donations.

Over the last few weeks of his life, Mike spent a lot of time staying with them,  as he hit quite a low in terms of his cancer symptoms, they are a fantastic team who have done amazing things.  They helped Mike get on top of his symptoms and ensured he had a very dignified and calm end to his life.  They were also amazing at supporting me and his close family.

Myself, and two of his best friends, Murray MacDonald and Chris Smith, have decided to take on the challenge of running the Bristol half marathon, to help reach Mike's target donation for the hospice.  Please give generously to a great team who gave generously to both myself and Mike in our time of need.

My charity

Salisbury Hospice Charity

Salisbury Hospice Charity

Charity Registration No. 1123314

Last year Salisbury Hospice Charity raised £1.3m to support Salisbury Hospice - that's 64% of the entire running cost of the hospice. Over 1,000 people a year are helped both in the hospice and in the wider community. Without your help this could not have been achieved. Thank you.

Donations 138

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I seem to have just paid 50 quid for a bloke to get naked.

Donation by Mark Stoter on 22/05/13

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

Sorry for the delay and I hope everything went well for you both :).

Donation by Matt Bucknall on 21/05/13

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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2hrs 45 well done Kady and Murray. Mags

Donation by Kady Parke on 21/05/13

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Soz, admin crap, can't believe Murray managed full distance

Donation by Anonymous on 21/05/13

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Olivia & Ian Manfield on 20/05/13

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Kady, you and you beautiful family are an inspiration, love u xx

Donation by Tracey Musselwhite on 20/05/13

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Well done, Kady ... Mike and Charlie are proud of you. x

Donation by Anonymous on 20/05/13

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Good luck, mum, Steve and Auntie Iris.

Donation by Kady Parke on 20/05/13

£40.00

+ £10.00 Gift Aid

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Donation by RAB on 18/05/13

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Murray McDonald I am expecting to hear that you did it in your pants mate!

Donation by Tony Tuitt on 16/05/13

£20.00

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Thanks Pick Me Up magazine!

Donation by Kady Parke on 16/05/13

£300.00

+ £75.00 Gift Aid

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Good luck!

Donation by Chris Bradshaw on 15/05/13

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Good Luck Kady!! Mike would be very proud xx

Donation by Dawn Teale on 15/05/13

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

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Well done Kady!!!

Donation by Dan Jarman on 13/05/13

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Good luck Kady!! Sally and Saskia xxx

Donation by Sally Edge on 11/05/13

£20.00

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Good luck Kades, you will do great. Your fundraising efforts are fantastic! xxxx

Donation by Marianne Downer on 11/05/13

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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A great cause. I'm back at Blandford now - many happy memories of Mike and I putting the world to right over a pint or three at Friday Happy Hour!

Donation by Matt Fensom on 11/05/13

£25.00

+ £6.25 Gift Aid

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Hey k I'm sure your ready for this with Charlie's misbehavior! Keep walking! X

Donation by Lorna Davis on 11/05/13

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Rest when you get there! x

Donation by Louise Dench on 10/05/13

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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If you are awake anyway you may as well go for a long walk! Best of luck and sorry we can't be there to join you. Chris & Kim x

Donation by Chris Smith on 08/05/13

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Donation by Anonymous on 08/05/13

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Hi Kady....Keeping Mike's memory alive. Keep up the good work :)

Donation by Tony Price on 08/05/13

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Donation by Simon Lee on 07/05/13

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

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Thank you Best magazine. Fundraising going well. Target exceeded, good work by the hospice continues.

Donation by Kady Parke on 18/03/13

£1,000.00

+ £250.00 Gift Aid

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thank you to the generous people of Portsmouth on the running route! look forward to the next one Mike! :-D

Donation by Emily Gurton on 05/03/13

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£7,324.31
  • Offline donations£0.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£7,324.31
  • Gift Aid£1,743.34

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