My story

Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page.

In February 2011 my friend, Julia Bradley, was diagnosed with breast cancer and with those few words her world literally turned upside down. After 18 months of battling, Julia sadly lost her battle.

In Julia''s own words "fighting cancer shows you both the very best and the very worst aspects of life, the worst because you simply wouldn't wish what I have experienced on anyone and the best because you have the true privilege of meeting people who get up and make a difference to the lives of people fighting cancer every single day".

There are many cancer charities; all of them equally important and Julia benefited from the resources of several of them. However I know from spending time with Julia that there is no doubt that anyone who is in that position hasn't contemplated the fine balance between making a recovery or not.

Julia and I had planned to undertake the trek in September 2012 at a point when things appeared to be going well for Julia. Sadly at the start of 2012 it became obvious very quick this was not going to be possible. So for that reason my Dad has stepped up to trek in her place to raise much needed funds for St John's Hospice in Lancaster. They provide palliative care to those terminally ill with cancer. They provide a caring supportive environment for the patients and their families allowing people to retain their dignity.

Julia has been one of the most inspirational people in my life and I will be proud to go and achieve this goal with my dad that she set out for us to do together.

Dad aka Colin and I will be trekking to Machu Picchu in May 2013, and would ask that you sponsor us in raising funds for St John's Hospice. All the money you donate on this page will go straight to the charity as we have elected to pay for the cost of the trip ourselves. We don't care how much you donate - whatever you can afford because every penny literally makes a difference someone.

So please donate now.

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St John's Hospice, Lancaster

St John's Hospice, Lancaster

Charity Registration No. 510667

St John's Hospice provides care to patients coping with life limiting conditions throughout North Lancashire, South Lakes and parts of North Yorkshire. We have a 20 bed in-patient ward, a day hospice service, hospice at home, bereavement support and a number of other vital services.

Donations 78

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Good Luck to you and Lucy.

Donation by Lesley,Douglas,& Stuart on 22/05/13

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

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Good Luck x

Donation by Katie on 22/05/13

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Good Luck to the both of you.

Donation by Charlie Dixon on 21/05/13

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Good Luck to the both of you.

Donation by Danny Maddox on 20/05/13

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Lucy, thanks for taking part in the St Peters sponsored race night it was lovely to see you and John there. I hope you got some good ideas for your race night in aid of St Johns Hospice. Good luck

Donation by Kathryn on 20/05/13

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Keep On Trekking you two. We are so proud of you. There are people who talk of doing it Then there are people who do it. Always remembered x

Donation by Chris McLaren on 20/05/13

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Have a great trip in memory of your late friend. Donated in memory of my sis Kath RIP 2005 aged 46. (Phil Overton at HYA)

Donation by Phil Overton on 17/05/13

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

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The best of luck on your trip Lucy. Those boots were made for walking! Jon - Masterstaff

Donation by Jonathan Howard on 15/05/13

£20.00

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Good Luck and all the best.

Donation by Barrie Wilson on 11/05/13

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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All the very best of luck from North West Tyres... Such a great cause!

Donation by Andrew Wess on 10/05/13

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best foot forward,watch karl pilkington - tv series an idiot abroad for alternative visit of machu picchu !

Donation by kevin wintle on 09/05/13

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Good luck to Lucy & Colin

Donation by Graham & Anne on 09/05/13

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Good Luck to Lucy & Colin

Donation by Cath & Ray Cotterell on 09/05/13

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Good luck Lucy and Colin. Look forward to seeing the photos!

Donation by Ben Yates on 07/05/13

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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wishing you both all the very best.Be thinking of you.And colin don't get doing a moony in front of all the ladies. julie&mel xx

Donation by melvyn lightwood on 06/05/13

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Hope you both enjoy the trek Somewhere over the rainbow .......... Love to you both

Donation by Sue & Gary xx on 29/04/13

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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Good Luck :-)

Donation by Shaun Smith on 28/04/13

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Hope all goes well. We'll be thinking of you both.

Donation by Ray Farrell on 20/04/13

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

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Donation by Tracey Edwards on 18/04/13

£20.00

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What an amazing thing to do! Best of luck! :-)

Donation by Emily Prescott on 18/04/13

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

Donation by Claire Greenwood on 18/04/13

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Such a great cause. Have a wonderful time. Xx

Donation by Joanne Sharples on 18/04/13

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Good Luck - It's an amazing thing you're doing!

Donation by Sandra Stephenson on 18/04/13

£40.00

+ £10.00 Gift Aid

Donation by Liz Hoey on 18/04/13

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Wishing you both well on your adventure. I hope you enjoy the experience together and can encourge each other along the way. Lots of love, xxx

Donation by Philip Last on 18/04/13

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$3,083.14
  • Offline donations$7,921.32
  • Text donations$0.00
  • Total raised$11,004.46
  • Gift Aid$686.92

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