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Updated on Feb 6th 2012 at 11:00 AM from the JustGiving API

Getting so close!

Fi Walker.  29 March 1992 - 27 November 2011

 

On 27 November 2011, after 18 months of struggling against the advance of cancer, our dear friend Fi passed away.  She was so brave right till the end of her life and died peacefully at home surrounded by her family.  Fi made a huge impression on so many people in her short life and we are all the better for having known and loved her.  The Highlands and Islands Challenge is dedicated to her memory.


Fi’s illness started in Spring 2010 in her last term at school, when she became aware of a slight numbness in her left leg.  Over the ensuing months the numbness spread and she lost strength in both her legs.  She had lots of tests and in time scans showed an abnormality in her spinal cord. It was not until there was evidence of a growth on the outer part of the cord that a biopsy could be safely conducted in early 2011.  This confirmed that Fi had a malignant tumour.  Radiotherapy then chemotherapy followed but sadly the tumour continued to spread further up her spine.  In September 2011, she started a new course of chemotherapy using a different cocktail of drugs.

Fi had to abandon her gap year plans and deferred her place at Leeds University. Physically, she could walk a few yards with a zimmer and had to rely heavily on family and friends.  Mentally, she was the same strong-minded Fi that we all loved to engage with!  Through all the anger, frustration and tears of the last 18 months, Fi earned the respect of all her friends and family in dealing with this dreadful disease.  She continued to fight her corner with great bravery right to the end. 

 

Jock and Iona will be taking on a challenge involving bicycling from Ardgay to Oban (150 Miles) then running 3 different routes on Mull, Jura and Arran. The length of these runs is considerable, with 23 miles on the first, 14 the following day and finishing with an 18 miler. These routes are all fell runs, which means hill running. For full details see our website, www.hichallenge.co.uk

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Teenage Cancer Trust

Teenage Cancer Trust

Charity Registration No. 1062559

Every day in the UK, six teenagers are diagnosed with cancer. At Teenage Cancer Trust, we understand that cancer doesn’t stop these teenagers being teenagers. We know that young people have a much better chance if they are treated by teenage cancers experts, in an environment tailored to their needs. So we have created specialist units that aren’t like ordinary cancer wards. Everything about them has been designed to give teenagers the very best chance of a positive outcome. And we want every young person with cancer in this country to have that chance.

Donations 481

Donation by Iona Murray on 28/11/11

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Meta Gordon on 28/11/11

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

Donation by Hamish Houston on 28/11/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Best of luck to you both XX

Donation by Libby Nicol on 28/11/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Donation by Robert Clark on 28/11/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Donation by Suzanne Drysdale on 28/11/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

sorry its taken to now to donate, so proud of this!! good luck!

Donation by LAURA WHITE on 28/11/11

£30.00

Donation by Mark Agnew on 28/11/11

£5.00

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Donation by Tamsin McGlone on 28/11/11

Fantastic cause, well done guys. Good luck! All the best xxx

Donation by Sheila Mill on 28/11/11

£10.00

Good Luck!

Donation by Natalie Watson on 28/11/11

£10.00

Good Luck, such a great cause. xx

Donation by F Macpherson on 28/11/11

£10.00

Some much good luck to the both of you. Can't think of a better cause for a better girl xx

Donation by Camilla G on 28/11/11

£20.00

Donation by Stephanie Burt on 28/11/11

£20.00

 

Good Luck! Hope you raise your target.

Donation by Anonymous on 28/11/11

Great cause. Good luck.

Donation by Archie Nicoll on 28/11/11

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God Bless

Donation by bonnar fulton on 28/11/11

£35.00

Donation by Charles Thomson on 28/11/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Best of luck to Iona and Jock. An extraordinary way to remember Fi and her life. Elizabeth and Rebecca xx

Donation by Elizabeth Headon on 28/11/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Good Luck, guys from All the Colstoun Team

Donation by Colstoun on 28/11/11

£100.00

All the best guys, A great cause, and such a wonderful thing to do.

Donation by Lyn, Neil, Cam and Mac Sinclair-Parry on 28/11/11

£200.00

Good luck, such a great thing to do for Fi xx

Donation by Lydia Nicol on 28/11/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Could not think of a better cause. Good luck to all of you. Love from the Findlay Family

Donation by elspeth findlay on 28/11/11

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

Amazing idea, good luck! xxx

Donation by Charlotte Wilson on 28/11/11

£20.00

Good luck!

Donation by Mary McDougall on 28/11/11

£20.00

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$54,987.58
  • Offline donations$128,034.59
  • Text donations$0.00
  • Total raised$183,022.17
  • Gift Aid$8,220.84

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