Thanks for visiting my fundraising page.
June and I have helped Lynne with her fundraising for a couple of years both personally and through our business Timberbush Tours. Lynne has come up with a challenge to raise £100,000 in September and we want to do our bit to help. So here I am willing to do this zipslide! Sponsor me as much as you can - and consider doing it too!
The funds raised here will go towards the creation of a new Teenage Cancer Trust unit at Western General Hospital in Edinburgh. This Unit will be for cancer patients aged 16 – 24 and will cost in the region of £1m.
In the meantime, a unit for younger teenagers (13 – 16 year olds) is expected to open in the next few weeks at The Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh. Teenage Cancer Trust is refurbishing an area at the hospital.
All funds for this Unit were raised locally by people like you and me.
There’s never a good time to get cancer, but for a teenager the timing seems particularly cruel. Young people can get some of the most rare and aggressive forms of cancer. The emotional upheaval of adolescence can make a cancer diagnosis even harder to cope with.
Every day in the UK, six young people will have to face that diagnosis. Teenage Cancer Trust understands that teenage cancer requires specialist care and in fact, that young people have a much better chance in their fight against cancer if they are treated by teenage cancer experts, in an environment tailored to their needs.
Teenage Cancer Trust builds units in NHS hospitals which improve the quality of life and chances of survival for young people with cancer. But they receive no government funding, and rely on voluntary donations from people like you. It costs around £2million to build and equip a new unit. The charity estimate that with the units they currently have around the UK, only half of the teenagers diagnosed with cancer now have access to this dedicated, specialist support. Their aim is build enough units so that, by 2012, every single teenager with cancer will be treated on one.
For more information about TCT East of Scotland and how you can get involved, call Teenage Cancer Trust Ambassador, Lynne McNicoll on 07901 555 352
Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Teenage Cancer Trust gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.
So please sponsor me now!
Gary
