Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. This page is for general donations towards the SnowDOM challenge. Following his and Sam's bike ride to Paris Dom wanted to cycle to Snowdon so we are doing it for him!

We are raising money for the Colorectal Unit at University College Hospital (UCH) headed up by Dominic’s surgeon Richard Cohen. 

Dominic and I met him at the very beginning of his illness. Over the years he was a great support to us both, and Dom's family. He even called me once when I was at work to see if I was ok as the Oncologist had told him that I had been quite upset! You don’t really expect that from a surgeon (well I certainly didn’t anyway!).

The unit is involved in research, training and innovation in all aspects of colorectal disease. There are a group of surgeons and physicians based at UCH all of whom have on-going research projects into aspects of the specialty. They are also heavily involved in teaching and training students and colleagues nationally and internationally. The unit funds the costs of visiting surgeons coming to UCH to teach new techniques, and to support visits from surgeons working in poorer parts of the world.

We are aiming to raise £50k to kick start an initial research project, which, if successful can then be taken to larger grant making charities to progress the project further.

Research, and particularly innovative research, is expensive and successful projects can take years, but the results, which are better outcomes and longer survival rates for patients with colorectal disease are invaluable.