Pineapple Chunks
Event: Flora London Marathon 2006 on 23/04/2006
£21,529.00 raised
295 donations
My Target:
£21,529.00 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/pineapplechunks
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Caspar Glyn's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text £10
to 70070
My story
Please help.
I owe Macmillan nurses a debt of gratitude that I cannot pay alone.
In 1999 my 60 yr old father was diagnosed with lung cancer. He had aggressive chemotherapy; one of its less well known side effects is to alter taste. Dad liked his whisky but it tasted of metal filings.
A Macmillan nurse had the solution: Pineapple Chunks. One to be taken before a dram. It worked. As he lost his battle with the cancer at least he could enjoy this luxury in his life.
In September 2005 my 38 year old sister was diagnosed with locally advanced breast cancer. Alison from Macmillan helped Marina as she came to terms with the cancer and the prospect of 8 cycles of chemo to be followed by a lumpectomy and lymph clearance and then by radiotherapy. Marina's early cycles of chemo were dreadful: vomiting, nausea, insomnia, complete hairloss, weight gain, mood swings, large injections into her stomach, fainting and crushing tiredness. But she was a hero.
Without Vanessa from Macmillan it would have been worse, so much worse. Vanessa was the human face of the chemists who were treating her, she listened, suggested, helped counselled and liaised.
Marina had her surgery on 17th March. It has been a great success and now, at long last, there seems to be light at the end of this long dark tunnel.
3 days after the London Marathon is merely a memory Marina begins the final phase of her treatment on 26th April: 6 weeks of Radiotherapy. Again Macmillan are there, providing a dedicated Counsellor, Caroline: She, Vanessa and Alison still weave their magic helping, supporting and listening.... The race may nearly be run but Marina still needs Macmillan's help and Macmillan needs our help.
Please understand the help that a young, vital and single woman needs when facing the consequences of breast surgery, understand the support that a mother of 3 children under the age of 11 who is fighting cancer has to have, understand the fear of a woman, and her family and brother who have seen their father die from a disease with the same name and the reassurance that they require.
Without your money Macmillan cannot continue. I know that money is always tight and that you all have other commitments. But please, this is personal. It is important.
Please sponsor me to run the London Marathon. Please give more than you can afford.
Use this site as it is secure, instant and adds Gift Aid to increase your donation: If you are a basic rate or higher rate taxpayer it will add on 22% and if you are a higher rate tax payer then you can reclaim a further18% so that £100 donation costs you £77 but gives Macmillan £128 or £200 costs you £154 but gives £256 or £300 costs you £231 but gives £384.
And how is Marina doing? http://womanlyparts.blogspot.com
I have been overwhelmed by the amount that you have all given. I simply had not counted on so many people being so very generous. Thank you, all of you, from the bottom of my heart.
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My charity
Macmillan Cancer Support
Charity Registration No. 261017
Macmillan Cancer Support improves the lives of people affected by cancer. We provide practical, medical, emotional and financial support and push for better cancer care. One in three of us will get cancer. Two million of us are living with it. We are all affected by cancer. We can all help. We are Macmillan.
Donations 295
Donation by Emma Hawksworth on 12/06/06
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Donation by Mary-Ann on 23/05/06
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Donation by Marie on 23/05/06
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
GET OFF MY BACK MR FAT PERSONALITY!!!
Donation by Richard Matthews on 21/05/06
£100.00
+ £28.21 Gift Aid
Best of luck and well done so far
Donation by Denise Thomas on 08/05/06
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Donation by Nikki & Carl on 05/05/06
£100.00
+ £28.21 Gift Aid
Donation by Mckee on 02/05/06
£52.00
+ £14.67 Gift Aid
Donation by Fish on 02/05/06
£52.00
+ £14.67 Gift Aid
Donation by Suzie on 02/05/06
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
If your Bank Manager cant sponsor you, who can?
Donation by Jack - Barclays on 28/04/06
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
yeah yeah yeah
Donation by andrew short on 27/04/06
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
Amazing effort - well done!
Donation by Jim Moran on 26/04/06
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
Fantastic sponsorship well done-bastard
Donation by paul spencer on 26/04/06
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
fantastic - doubt my first car would go that far
Donation by cc on 26/04/06
£30.00
+ £8.46 Gift Aid
Well done!! Marina is a wonderful friend and I think it is fantastic the support you have given her!
Donation by Alan on 26/04/06
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Fantastic effort, fantastic cause.
Donation by Michele on 26/04/06
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
Well done, mate.
Donation by Luke Menzies on 25/04/06
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Good on you Caspar
Donation by Adele Eastman on 25/04/06
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
c'est la guerre mon ami - superb effort
Donation by anon on 25/04/06
£1,000.00
+ £282.05 Gift Aid
A Great Result!
Donation by Nick Leviseur on 24/04/06
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
Great work Cas Well done!
Donation by Melissa on 24/04/06
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Donation by Tom Potbury on 24/04/06
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Donation by Claire McCann on 24/04/06
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Well done!
Donation by anon on 24/04/06
£50.00
Have a great run!
Donation by Stu & Jen Verney on 23/04/06
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£18,614.00
- Offline donations£2,915.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£21,529.00
- Gift Aid£4,760.74
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