Thanks for visiting my JustGiving page. I am hoping that this will give some inspiration to others who find themselves suddenly scared stupid about what will happen next when 'it' suddenly hits _you_ !

In March 2020 I was diagnosed with Serious Prostate Cancer G9 T2+ requiring immediate surgery, which was super-scary, as all surgery was then cancelled, and I had to wait 7 months to have Radiotherapy... but that gave me my First Challenge ! My 'local' hospital was over an hour away across the Welsh Hills... so I resolved to travel to every appointment on my motorcycle - every weekday for all of October and November. My Oncologist thought it was not possible, my friends thought it was stupid - my bike was a 250kg BMW R1250GS... so the first game was on, and won.

It took until Easter 2021 for me to recover enough fitness to run properly in the hills, (and when I say hills, I mean Welsh Hills, where flat just doesnt exist) and I entered a couple of hill races and the game was on again, even though my running was not going to win me any medals... but then in June 2021 I broke my foot _really_ badly on my motorcycle... and game over... for then ! The good news in November 2021 at age 66, was that a full-body scan showed no signs of 'activity'. Huzzah ! Game on again !!!

I continue to Challenge myself, and I have entered a number of events that really push my fitness and skill boundaries. My story is here: https://flaris55.blogspot.com/

If you, or someone you know, is in this kind of situation, then feel free to contact me, but more than anything, please support the research into scary diseases and their treatment...

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

For my Vegan friends here is a link to health charities that you may wish to support instead: https://www.animalaid.org.uk/the-issues/our-campaigns/animal-experiments/health-charities-animal-testing/