On the 22nd of September 2017, I will be doing a wing walk with, and in support of my friend Carole Gavin. We both went to Furtherwick Park School, so have known one another a very long time. I have been lucky not to have suffered from Cancer, but not so Carole.
We have arranged the wing walk to take place at Aerosuperbatics Wingwalking Experience, RFC Rendcomb Airfield in Cirencester. We are looking for amazing people to give generously and sponsor us, to help people in the UK who are following Carole’s path with a cancer diagnosis and being treated in the St Helens and Knowsley NHS Trust. I say the UK as this NHS Trust treats people from throughout the UK not just Merseyside.

An account has been set up with just giving.com in the name of: Stevie Finley

This organisation is recommended for collecting sponsorship money, and are trustworthy and secure. To sponsor me head for www.justgiving.com and look for the account of Stevie Finley, you will see the sponsorship will go to Whiston + St Helens Hospital Charity and it’s for wingwalking. It's self-explanatory from then, please be aware if you put the gift from more than one person you will not be able to gift aid and we lose a lot of money. So please give generously it's going to a worthy cause.

This is Carole’s story…

“Hi, my name is Carole Gavin. I am 60 years young. On 21st February 2011 I was diagnosed with cancer I had a grade 2 tumour in my left breast. After my diagnosis I was devastated, I was convinced that was it, I was going to die. The staff at the Burney Breast unit were brilliant and explained everything. It was then like a roller coaster. Three weeks after diagnosis I went into Whiston Hospital for a mastectomy, it was that quick. I wanted reconstruction and I went down the implant route. The first thing that was implanted was an expander, this is used to stretch the chest muscle to accommodate the silicon implant. Not very pleasant but necessary. After the implant, I was booked in for 9 months of chemotherapy followed by 6 months of Herceptin. I had, unfortunately, every known side effect that can be attributed to chemotherapy. These included a very large blood clot up my right arm and in to my chest. I owe my life to one particular nurse in the Lilac Centre, who found it, she knows who she is. (Thank you).

After the 4th implant was unsuccessful, my surgeon said its time for the Diep flap. This was a major operation up to 14 hours long. After much trepidation, the date was set and I had the Diep flap, which was a great success. To date I have had 11 operations, and will be under hospital supervision for up to a total of 10 years.”

Carole has endured, like most Cancer patients, an ordeal that I cannot even imagine! She feels so passionately about this cause and wants to help others like her.
Her enthusiasm is infectious, which is why I have committed to this wing walk, too. Believe me, there are millions of things I would rather be doing on the 22nd of September 2017, I feel I must raise funds for such a worthy cause.

So please give as generously as you can, with my eternal gratitude.
Stevie (aka Biggles!)

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