Peter Freeland's fundraising page
Page creator: Lynne McNicoll
Page closes: 30th Sep 2008
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PETER TURNED PORTER
About the charity : Teenage Cancer Trust Teenage Cancer Trust
Each day in the UK, 6 teenagers will find out they have cancer. Teenage Cancer Trust builds Units specifically for these patients in NHS hospitals, providing an environment where they feel most comfortable. We fill these units with computers, TVs, games consoles, pool tables and kitchens - to avoid hospital food!
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Donations to date:  £ 11,736.00
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As you may know my 14 year old teenage daughter was diagnosed with cancer last year. Her treatment entailed 6 months of chemotherapy in ward 2 of RHSC. Happily she seems to have responded to the treatment. We were most grateful for the skill, care, and devotion shown to her by the staff of all grades. It made me really proud of our NHS.

One deficiency we noted however were the lack of facilities specifically for the physical and emotional needs of teenagers.

 

During her treatment my daughter became friendly with another patient called Zoe.

Zoe, in her approach to her cancer, was an inspiration to all who met her - staff, fellow patients, relatives and friends. Sadly Zoe lost her fight last September and died several days before her 18th birthday.

In commemoration of her an appeal has been launched to raise funds to provide facilities in Edinburgh specifically for teenagers with cancer.

 

In gratitude for the care our daughter received, I would like support this cause. I am therefore going to spend Fri 11th April working as a trainee hospital porter rather than my usual job as an A/E consultant. I'm sure I will learn a lot from the experience. I will donate the difference between my salary as a consultant and a porter for that day to the fund.

 

In addition I'm looking for as many people as possible to sponsor me for the day. I'm planning to do a 10 hr shift. If those that could afford it would sponsor me £1 per hour we could raise a significant amount of money for this special cause.

All funds raised through Remember Zoe go towards building a specialist Teenage Cancer Trust Unit at the Western General Hospital or the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh.  Zoe was also passionate to help teenagers who had lost their hair due to chemotherapy, as she had.  A percentage of TCT Remember Zoe funds go towards the better wigs campaign.

Teenage Cancer Trust is a charity dedicated to helping teenagers fight cancer.  Incidence rates are now higher in teenagers and young adults than in children, yet survival rates fall behind those of children and older adults. Teenage Cancer Trust exists to ensure that teenagers and young adults are diagnosed efficiently, treated effectively, and have the support they need to make it through their treatment and rebuild their lives after cancer.

 Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Teenage Cancer Trust 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. Once I have completed the day I will send you an email to let you know about my experiences.

thank you

Peter

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Rosie 05/07/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done 
Claire B 04/07/2008 £5.00 £1.41 well done 
Ollie Scott 18/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Wonderful, fantastic effort! 
Jenny Buxton 01/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64  
Alyson Phillips 01/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done! 
Fiona Frame 30/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 You have raised a tremendous amount - well done 
Marina Copping 28/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Well done -  
Suzanne Roscrow 27/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82  
Gillian Wilkinson 26/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 On behalf of Karen Bell 
F Wallace 23/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done 
Elaine Downie 20/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well Done, great way to raise money for something worthwhile. 
Lindsay Cosgrove 18/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82  
Emma-Beth Wilson 16/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Congratulations Peter. Fantastic idea.  
Linda Harvey & family 16/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Thank you for all that ur and all that you do 
Jimmy Lam 14/05/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Great effort! 
Heather Kyle 14/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done! 
Meah Stirling 13/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Fantastic! Well done! 
Kathy Lawson 12/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 A good cause-well done 
arlene keith 12/05/2008 £15.00 £4.23 congratulations on your fundraising 
Gillian Wilkinson 12/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82  
Wendy Spratt 12/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Well done ! 
C Baines 11/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82  
Sandra Macgillivray 10/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64  
lesley seaton 09/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done.Great effort for a great cause. 
Julie Young 09/05/2008 £10.00 n/a With best wishes to you and your family.  
Kay Anderson 09/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 well done 
Sue McDowall 08/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82  
Shirley Wood 07/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done and all the best in raising fund for such an important cause 
Angie Miller 07/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good on you! 
Charlotte Kirk 07/05/2008 £2.00 £0.56 Admirable 
Nikki Maran 07/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Congratulations Peter & good luck to all of you.  
Lesley Dawson 07/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done, Peter! Very impressed with your advanced wheelchair pushing - most docs can only go backwards! 
Norma Martin 06/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done - tremendous effort - hope teenagers get better food because of it!! 
Clare Russell 06/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck for the futue. 
Susan Napier 06/05/2008 £5.00 £1.41 well done 
Helen Fernie 05/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good on you, Best wishes to your family 
Alison Bagan 05/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done and trust your daughter continues in good health 
anonymous 04/05/2008 £100.00 £28.21 a great cause 
Donald Saunders 02/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Congratulations 
Helen Hare 02/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Great idea for a fundraiser. Well done, and thanks for emailing us all. 
Rose Byrne 01/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 As pledged. Looking forward to building the adolescent unit in the new Childrens & Young Peoples hospital 
Lynn McShane 01/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Great cause, well done 
Gillian Whitson 01/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82  
norma ross 01/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82  
george inglis 01/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82  
Mike Fried 30/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Typical you! Fantastic idea. 
ED RIE day team 30/04/2008 £32.00 n/a  
Anne Grant 30/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64  
Fiona Bonnar 30/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 good luck with your goal , childerns mental health at all times is something we all need to concider more ,well done , yours Fiona  
Cameron Raine 30/04/2008 £30.00 £8.46  
Grace Joyce 30/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Wonderful 
Shirley Harper 30/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Well done! 
Marion Mackay 30/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well Done 
EW 30/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82  
McKechnie family 29/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Well done Peter and Liza. Zoe would be proud of you. 
Juliet Fairfax 29/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 well done! 
Mairi Stark 29/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well Done 
carol houston 29/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 you're a star 
Rhona Thomson 29/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Excellent idea, well done 
R Tohill 28/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Thats great! well done 
Rosy 28/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Fantastic! well done. 
karen stewart 28/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 well done, are you going to make it an annual event??? 
Michael Robson 28/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82  
Geoff Bowler 28/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82  
Yvonne Marshall 28/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 well done 
Elaine Pollard 28/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Looking at how much you've raised so far - what an amazing achievement! Well done to you and all who have sponsored you . 
Jackie Donaldson 28/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 What a great effort! Best wishes to you and your family. 
Marion Lynch 28/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 wonderful idea - best wishes 
Another Fiona 28/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 What an amazing sum you've raised! Well done and all the best to you and your family 
Jackie Berg 27/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Best wishes 
Evelyn Blyth 26/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Great effort- well done 
Una, Gill, Elspeth, Scott and Aileen. OPD 26/04/2008 £45.00 £12.69 Well done 
Alistair Stewart 25/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Now – if you fancy being a trak trainer for a day sometime… 
Tracey McKigen 25/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Congratulations 
Louise Millar 25/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Managed to 'dodge' you on the day - well done on your achievement 
Pat Shepherd 25/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Great idea, well done 
Ivor Watkins 24/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done! 
Lindsay Guthrie 24/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Hope you make the 10k ! Well done. 
Freya 24/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Great job! 
Anon 24/04/2008 £2.00 £0.56 What a star! An excellent idea and a good cause - thank you for being brave. 
Kathy McLean 24/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done! 
Hazel Robertson 24/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 great job! 
Hazel Mackie 24/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Wow - you seem to have raised a fantatsic amount! Hope it continues to go up!! Well done. 
Jane MacRitchie 24/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done! 
Anne Addison 24/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done Peter 
Alastair Kidd 24/04/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Well done boss 
Lorraine Craig 24/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Loved your comments. Well done 
Mairi McLeod 24/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Hope your daughter is keeping well. 
NORMA GIBB 24/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well Done 
Denise Claxton 24/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Brilliant idea - well done! 
Sandra & Billy Hill 24/04/2008 £40.00 £11.28 I think that was a wonderful thing to do. You inspired me and I am now doing the Race for Life on 1st June in my Dad's memory. 
Joan Marsh 24/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 well done and good luck to you and your family 
Karen Boyce 24/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done..what a great idea 
Evelyn Baird 23/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well Done!  
sheena lawson 23/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 best wishes to you and your family 
Kathryn 22/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done and good luck. 
Duncan & Ruth Henderson 22/04/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Well done Peter. Great picture! 
Lyn Griffin 22/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well Done - stay well 
Lauren Mitchell (physio) 22/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Brilliant idea, well done. 
Debbie coyle 22/04/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done. Great cause. 
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