As valued friends and colleagues who sponsor my attempts to run and raise money for charities, here is my next challenge.

A 10K run around the grounds of Hatfield House for the Willow Foundation, this is the charity setup by the former Scotland goalkeeper Bob Wilson (of course I won’t mention his club side!!)

“Bob & Megs Wilson founded the Willow Foundation in 1999 in memory of their daughter, Anna who died of cancer aged 31. The charity's name, Willow, stems from Anna's nickname and its aim is to replicate the positive impact special days had on both Anna and her family during her treatment.

Anna, a community nurse based in Hertfordshire, was diagnosed as having the very rare form of cancer, malignant schwannoma, at the age of 26. Over the next five years she was to have 16 major operations, numerous treatments and therapies. Yet it was during these years that Anna, her family and friends experienced some of their most memorable moments and quality times together. When Anna had something to look forward to, her pain was reduced, her spirits lifted and she would feel better. Treats, days out, concerts, shopping trips and just being with friends - simple distractions from her illness - gave Anna the determination and adrenalin to fight on. She wanted quality of life, quality of time and most importantly, when she became ill, she wanted to be treated as normal. It is these experiences that the Foundation aims to replicate through the provision of special days for other seriously ill young adults living throughout the UK.

A National Charity that provides special days for seriously ill 14 – 40 year olds to offer much needed time out from the stresses of living with a life-threatening condition, a chance to feel normal and to create happy memories.”

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