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<p><em><span style="color: #ff1493;">2011 Update </span></em></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff1493;"><span style="color: #000000;"> Through kind generosity last year I raised <strong>~£2000 </strong>(inc Gift aid)</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff1493;"></span><span style="color: #ff1493;"><em>(2010 Page </em><a href="http://www.justgiving.com/shoulder-to-shoulder"><em>www.justgiving.com/shoulder-to-shoulder</em></a><em>)</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">In order to top last year, my main <em><span style="color: #ff00ff;"><strong>"Shoulder to Shoulder"</strong></span></em> cycling challenge for 2011 is a round trip from Blackpool to Saltcoats (Scotland) totalling <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">420 miles in 3 days (140 miles/day)</span></strong> setting off from Blackpool on 23rd August and returning on my Mum's Birthday 25th August 2011. Titled<strong><span style="color: #ff00ff; text-decoration: underline;"><em> 'Always in Our Hearts'</em></span></strong></span></p>
<p><em><span style="color: #ff1493;"> <span style="color: #ff00ff;"> <a></a> <strong>A Very Special Lady</strong></span></span></em></p>
<p>On the 13th of March 2009, our lives were changed forever.</p>
<p>On this day we learned that my Mum had terminal Cancer. I had never seen my Mum so scared in all my life. I made a special pledge that I would be with her <span style="color: #ff00ff;"><em><strong>"Shoulder to Shoulder"</strong></em></span> through whatever we were to face.</p>
<p>I have been fortunate enough to fulfil this promise and also continue this pledge in loving memory and as a special tribute to my Mum.</p>
<p>My Mother bravely fought cancer with dignity and determination for 9 months against all odds with an original prognosis of just 4 to 6 weeks. This was a mark of just how much of a special lady she was. On 13th December 2009 my Mum passed away peacefully in the Trinity Hospice surrounded by her loving family.</p>
<p>The triangle of care provided by all the staff at the Trinity Hospice (Blackpool) gave my Mum and Family a place to feel safe, secure and dignified, together with an opportunity to capture everlasting treasured moments. </p>
<p>After my Mum passed away, I have taken up Cycling and have progressed to a number of<span style="color: #ff00ff;"> <em><strong>"Shoulder to Shoulder"</strong></em></span> challenges throughout 2010 and into 2011 in support of the Trinity Hospice (Blackpool). This is in a similar way as someone else would have done to ensure that my Mother had the best possible care that she needed in this very difficult time of her life.</p>
<p><em>I would be very grateful for your support.</em></p>
<p><em><strong>Rob Parker</strong></em></p>
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