Tania's page... Terry's Angels
£11,576.77 raised
1068 donations
My Target:
£11,576.77 raised so far
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My story
Thanks for taking the itme to read my story behind why im raising money for Lancaster oncology unit, part of Morecambe Bay Hospitals.
In September 2009 my fantastic dad Terry Haworth got admitted to Lancaster infirmary with suspected pneumonia. After tests and treatment we were told the devastating news that he had lung cancer. Dad hadnt smoked for well over 20 years so the shock was immense.
I still remember the phone call, mum crying and the shock and sick feeling when she mentioned the ‘c’ word.
My dad remained very upbeat and said on more than one occasion that cancer would not beat him and he would fight it with everything he had.
Dads cancer was in a place that surgery was impossible but early 2010 he began treatment, first radiotherapy followed by chemotherapy.
Dad lost his hair ( my 5 year old son remarked his head looked like a plucked chicken, much to his amusement!!) but he handled the treatment well and the scans that followed were positive, though the tumour was not shrinking, it wasnt getting any bigger either. He was determined to fight every step of the way.
Then over the course of the year things began to change, Dads breathing started to get worse and he had to have oxygen installed in the house,however this did not sway his outlook, he was still as determined as ever to fight this horrible disease for as long as he could and kept on doing the things he enjoyed to do.
In august 2010 I renewed my wedding vows in church ( original wedding was in register office) My dad walked me down the aisle. It was a fantastic day and though he had to leave the reception early because he was tired, he said it was the proudest day of his life.
Later scans on Dad ( just before christmas 2010) showed that the cancer had spread, it had gone into his other lung and into his bones, he was not well enough for intravenous chemotherapy again so was put on a drug called Tarceva, chemo in tablet form.
This shrunk the secondary tumour but devastatingly had no effect on the primary tumour.
In April 2011 mum and dad both came on holiday with us, we all went to Scarborough for the week at Blue Dolphin Caravan Site. Dad used his oxygen on holiday but apart from that you would never have known to look at him on that holiday that he had the cruelist of diseases inside him, snatching him away from us and stealing the precious time we should have had together for many years to come.
Once home from that holiday cancer really took a hold of dad, his breathing became bad and he ‘looked’ ill. His face was swollen from the steroids he was taking, his ankle was filled with fluid because his mobility was so poor and he was getting so very tired from the fight. He had battled so bravely and with the upmost determination for a long, hard 18 months.
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On the 4th June after a family bbq at my parents house, our world crumbled and changed forever . My lovely dad lost the battle, Cancer took my dad without a word of goodbye, so so unfair and so devastatingly cruel. Heavan gained the most perfect angel but left us with a massive hole in our hearts that can never, ever be repaired.
IN MEMORY OF THE MOST FANTASTIC DAD, GRANDAD AND LOVING HUSBAND, MR TERRY HAWORTH, SLEEP TIGHT , FLY HIGH, IN THE ARMS OF THE ANGELS NOW, FREE FROM PAIN AND IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER XXXXX
If tears could build a stairway
and thoughts a memory lane
I'd walk right up to heaven
and bring you home again
No Farewell words were spoken
...No time to say good-bye
You were gone before I knew it
And only God knows why.
Since you'll never be forgotten
I pledge to you today
A special place within my heart
Is where you'll always stay.
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My charity
Morecambe Bay Hospitals Charity
Charity Registration No. 1048685
Is set up to hold and manage charitable money given to University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust and its associated Hospitals. Our aim is to support the Trust to provide the best possible standards of treatment and care.
Donations 1068
for the toys thanks tania
Donation by gina pyott on 02/06/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
For bargain chair purchase x
Donation by Lauren Gaskell on 01/06/12
£2.50
+ £0.63 Gift Aid
donation made for buying the large me 2 u bear...xx
Donation by ZOE STRUDWICK on 25/05/12
£5.00
donated on behalf of stephanie poxton who bought my mums table
Donation by zoe mcguirk on 24/05/12
£2.00
+ £0.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 22/05/12
£2.50
£5 in the pot for the rabbit hutch, a big thanku to Debbie T :) will be donating again again soon xxxx
Donation by sarah mellors on 22/05/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Donation by jayne greenwood on 20/05/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
for the plates and bowls of Caylee thank you and keep up the good work Tania xx
Donation by Clare Duckworth on 16/05/12
£2.00
+ £0.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 15/05/12
£5.00
For sales x
Donation by Kay Robinson on 11/05/12
£2.00
Keep up the good work. I will donate again when I am paid for my other items.
Donation by Paula Howard on 10/05/12
£3.00
+ £0.75 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 09/05/12
£10.00
donation for Canon printer :) fab work Tania :) xx
Donation by sarah mellors on 08/05/12
£2.00
+ £0.50 Gift Aid
From my daughter Shauna for the sale of her bike
Donation by Wendy Howarth on 07/05/12
£2.00
+ £0.50 Gift Aid
For sale of surround sound system x
Donation by Kay Robinson on 03/05/12
£3.00
For sale of ipod x
Donation by Kay Robinson on 02/05/12
For my sales this week. Thanks Tania, keep up the great work. x
Donation by kelly-ann bowe on 01/05/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 28/04/12
£2.00
Donation by Anonymous on 27/04/12
£2.00
For raffle tickets
Donation by Joanne Wainwright on 27/04/12
£2.00
+ £0.50 Gift Aid
for raffle tickets 4 tattoo
Donation by deborah warrington on 27/04/12
£4.00
+ £1.00 Gift Aid
Donation for raffle tattoos second lot lol
Donation by Anthony Aucker on 26/04/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 26/04/12
£5.00
Donation by Anonymous on 26/04/12
£10.00
for tickets for tattoo draw
Donation by Jen Nash on 26/04/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£11,020.77
- Offline donations£0.00
- Text donations£556.00
- Total raised£11,576.77
- Gift Aid£2,301.67
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