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Face up Cymru is a charity I set up over 15 years ago to provide support to head and neck cancer patients. We don't have the pull of other major cancer charities but we raise money to directly help. We have funded a dietician as well as two speech therapists. Also we have funded a dietetic assistant who goes around the ward making milk shakes. Patients love her rounds !! We have also bought equipment eg food blender. Lollipop maker - fantastic for patients who have such oral problems. You will know where your money is going. Please help us to help them. To raise awareness and funds I’ve walked up Kilimanjaro, then there was the Velothon and now like Geraint Thomas - I duplicated a 12 hr shift by doing 6 marathons- on the cycle turbo trainer around various cities - trailing well behind Geraint Thomas !! not as good as GT who did it in one day as well as continuing for three days but doing my best.
On Friday 24th I joined my good friend Mark Lewis and the Stryker team at 6am for another as they were raising money for the Marie curie hospice - they totally rely on donations
I’ve done that challenge so now there is the 2.6 challenge As there is no official London Marathon this Sunday I’m doing the London course on my bike on the turbo trainer - the first of 10 consecutive marathons to raise awareness to head and neck cancer and support these patients and complete thst challenge and then will add a further 2 so that at the end I will have done the same time in the saddle as the great man - obviously not the same distance but all for Faceup cymru
So it works out as one cycle marathon 26 miles (41.6 km) each day for 18 days - total 18
The saddle area is really sore now so heaven help me !!’
Thank you so much for reading this and helping me to help our cancer patients
Supporting the NHs and the large charities are great but please help the small ones that have no overheads and all money goes to helping our patients.
Face up Cymru is a charity I set up over 15 years ago to provide support to head and neck cancer patients. We don't have the pull of other major cancer charities but we raise money to directly help. We have funded a dietician as well as two speech therapists. Also we have funded a dietetic assistant who goes around the ward making milk shakes. Patients love her rounds !! We have also bought equipment eg food blender. Lollipop maker - fantastic for patients who have such oral problems. You will know where your money is going. Please help us to help them. To raise awareness and funds I’ve walked up Kilimanjaro, then there was the Velothon and now like Geraint Thomas - I duplicated a 12 hr shift by doing 6 marathons- on the cycle turbo trainer around various cities - trailing well behind Geraint Thomas !! not as good as GT who did it in one day as well as continuing for three days but doing my best.
On Friday 24th I joined my good friend Mark Lewis and the Stryker team at 6am for another as they were raising money for the Marie curie hospice - they totally rely on donations
I’ve done that challenge so now there is the 2.6 challenge As there is no official London Marathon this Sunday I’m doing the London course on my bike on the turbo trainer - the first of 10 consecutive marathons to raise awareness to head and neck cancer and support these patients and complete thst challenge and then will add a further 2 so that at the end I will have done the same time in the saddle as the great man - obviously not the same distance but all for Faceup cymru
So it works out as one cycle marathon 26 miles (41.6 km) each day for 18 days - total 18
The saddle area is really sore now so heaven help me !!’
Thank you so much for reading this and helping me to help our cancer patients
Supporting the NHs and the large charities are great but please help the small ones that have no overheads and all money goes to helping our patients.