On December 12th 2020, our whole world came crashing down when our wonderful Dad passed away from a battle with aggressive NSCLC. It happened so terrifyingly quick. In the final week of October, he felt breathless on his usual walk to work and got rushed to hospital. On November 5^th, we found out it was cancer. And by December 12^th, he was gone. We couldn’t even spend one final Christmas together. 

We might be biased, but our Dad was the best. He was adored by everyone who knew him for his constantly positive attitude and his passion for everything he did. He’d stop to chat to literally anybody, and we’ve had endless comments from friends and neighbours who miss his conversations. He was our rock, our hero, our inspiration, and everyone’s favourite person in the room. 

The past seven months has been the most difficult time of our lives, but we know he would want us to turn our pain into something positive. So this year, my sister Laura and I have decided to take part in the Roy Castle Step into Summer event, walking in his memory and hopefully raising some money for charity along the way. 

It’s too late for us to help our Dad, but if we can help just one other family from going through the pain that we’ve experienced, then we’ll do anything we can to help. We’d be grateful for even the smallest donation because something is better than nothing, and enough somethings can make a change. 

Much love, Katie & Laura

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Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation's annual Step into Summer event is taking place this July to raise money to support all those affected by lung cancer.Since 1990 Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation has funded over £30 million in lung cancer research, lay the groundwork for lung cancer screening, funded the first ever lung cancer nurse specialist, performed the first ever lung cancer keyhole surgery, funded and built the first lung cancer research centre in the UK, campaigned for life-lengthening treatments, raised awareness of lung cancer, challenge the misconceptions around the disease, provided emotional, practical & financial support for thousand diagnosed & living with lung cancer.Their amazing work continues as they help all those affected by lung cancer and fund various research projects into early detection and patient experience.Step into Summer is a great fun way to raise those much-needed funds.