Hello!

My Dad was diagnosed in November 2005 with advanced stomach and oesophageal cancer, and since then has been fighting it with such bravery I have never seen in anyone before now.

He had major surgery in January '06 and there has been time in ICU (Sheffield Hallam's ICU staff are amazing, really can't thank them enough!), 2 further operations, radiotherapy treatment and complication after complication, but he's fighting!

19/08/08 I'm so sorry to say that it has returned for a third time. Fingers crossed everyone, as he's too good to deserve this!!!

I won't put too much information here because if my Dad reads it he'll cry, and I want to make him smile... He's already our miracle, and we want to keep him as long as possible! And as he is one in a million, that is exactly the amount of money I would like to raise in his honour. I won't be closing this page until I do, so if you want me to shut up, give generously!

Also, if anyone has suggestions, as to what I (and any of my kind friends!) can do in order to raise money in honour of my wonderfully brave Dad, please email me at: angela@alfdesigns.co.uk

Hopefully, the more money we raise for Cancer Research, the less people will have to show such bravery against such a cruel disease.

Lastly, thank you for visiting my fund-raising page. Please dig deep and sponsor me online.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Cancer Research UK will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

So please sponsor me now!

Many thanks for your support.

Angela. xx

Update #6

It's that time of year again! On the 18th of May 2008 I took part in the Race For Life again. This was my fourth year, so thank you for supporting me again! A team of 7 of us made it round and raised several hundred for Cancer Research!

Update #5

Although they are unfortunately not included in this site, I have been the designer of 4 other charity calendars over the last 3 years. Raising over £50,000. I'm hoping to include this site again in the next one I do!

Update #4

October 2007 and it will soon be my Dad's birthday! Many thanks to Mrs Nora Harris and "The Cornershop Cowgirls" for including this page in the fund-raising from their 2008 calendar (I photographed and designed it with my Dad). They raised a whopping £200 for my Dad as well as raising another £200 each for the British Heart Foundation and the Chesterfield Hospital Prostate Cancer Unit! THANK YOU!!! xx

Update #3

May 20th 2007 will be my third Race For Life. This time with one of my best friends Sarah and my Mum! We will be plodding our fastest round the Peak District course, so feel free to support us!

Update #2

The 10km fundraiser walk at Chatsworth on October 29th 2006 went really well! There was a small group of us, and it was a beautiful day. Thank you for your support!

My first update... Hurrah!!!

Thanks to my 'friends' at work for suggesting this, I will be starting a strict diet as of August the 1st, as training for more strenuous events! This will be very hard for me as I eat ALL the time (I have a drawer at work full of sweets and chocolate!). For the whole month I won't be allowed any chocolate, sweets, cake, biscuits or alcohol! I will only be allowed three small and healthy meals. I'm close to tears typing this as I'm enjoying a 'Bounty' bar at the moment! Any donations of encouragement will be greatly appreciated...