Angelas one for the road everest challenge
scott and brett wadsworth is raising money for Melanoma Focus
Team: No party without punch
In memory of Angela Ramwell
Story
in april we lost our mum angela from her battle with melanoma it was a long battle but one thing for sure is she never gave up the fight.It was almost 10 years ago when she found a black spot on the sole of her foot,straight away she went to the doctors who took a biopsy to see what it was, when the results came back it was not confirmed has melanoma but to keep any eye on it which she did for a year or 2 before asking for another test this time it was confirmed has melanoma which my mum found strange with it being on her foot, she and we thought you only got it from too much sun anyway she had it removed(half her foot)and also some lymph nodes,the doctors told her it hadnt spread any further and over the years she kept having blood tests and checkups which always came back clear she seemed to be in great health again but in 2018 she started getting headaches went back to the doctors had lots of tests saying it could be this or that until in jan 2019 after an mri it was confirmed has cancer of the brain plus it had spread to other parts, all the tiime she seemed healthy the only place not tested was her brain after a year of the biggest fight of our families life our mum sadly left us on april 9th 2020.....
we have 3 reasons to do this challenge
1, please always check your body all over for any mole or spot that is new or looks different if you find one go get it checked out melanoma is the most treat ablle if caught early but the most deadly if not.
2,to raise money for the chosen charity to help in the fight against melanoma and one day cure every case 100%
3,we aimed to do it while mum was here to take her mind off what she was going through and focus on this challenge but we didnt manage that,,but we are now. she said we didnt have to prove to her how much we loved but in her words- you will only do your own bloody idiots...
if one person reads this and goes to do a body check it will be worth the effort if we raise some money that will be even better..
the challenge is to walk the height of everest but ive just upped it to 30000 feet brett hasnt seem this yet. Over four days walking up mount scar and cheesegate nab (local mountains) starting this thursday 17th september until sunday 20th.
7500 feet of climbing every day for 4 days.
26+miles(a marathon)every day of walking
scott story
disclaimer i need to empty my head and no better place than on here I think(also I might go off on one im from eddie izzard school of talking and go off on tangents those who know know.
im sat here a bit lost looking and your story has caught my eye,im always getting stuff to share about mental health and other things etc,well heres my story,lets start 10 years ago you will see why i end.up at april 11th 2010, id loved my music djing and many other things(I still do)but that day my life changed foreverwas when my daughter was born ,the next 5 years were great besides one thing my mum found a black spot on her foot,she had it checked out removed(nothing to worry about).fast forward to 5 years ago the spot had returned so she had a biopsy and it was melanoma cancer( very treatable if caught early)our world came crashing down has a family,i thought my mum was invincible.the best chance to get rid of it was a deep operation on her foot and some lymph nodes removed,the surgery was a success and the doctors said they ed got all the cancer,the next year or so was hard I also had treatment for potential melanoma mine was benign but this triggered anxiety in me something id never encountered I went to see the doctors etc,it also started to affect my relationship with my partner of 17 years in the end we split up my world was shattered again and id lost seeing my daughter 24/7 I did everything with her(I lost so much more but you get the picture)so I had another year of hell(god im babbling im going to move on)
jan 2019 after months of mum having headaches etc(cancer scans all clear)she goes for an mri scan the cancer is back but in her brain and its spread best case 12 months,im not having that neither is mum,im gunna fix her I research everything im going to be the person who beats cancer for my mum we try every method but last night I failed......
today is my dads birthday and back to what I said at the start Saturday is my daughters 10th birthday and she loved her nana to bits and today when I go to collect her i have to tell her nanas gone.
basically all this ive written is to empty my head/soul the scott everyone new is gone im empty inside the last 5 years have been hell luckily for me ive got 4 great friends whos ears ive chewed off and I owe them everything(who knows where I might be). one I lost last year and I miss him so much(brian)
this is the best thing about facebook in one go im letting you know we lost an awesome person last night MY BEST FRIEND AND MUM-ANGELA RAMWELL.
p.s she will not be getting the send off she deserves because of coronavirus but will the future.
yet again sorry for this rant not my usual thing but feel like ive emptied some baggage for a minute.
taken from my face book page the day my mum left us all un edited.
brett storyIt
is with a broken heart that I’m letting all my friends know that last
night my beautiful Mum passed away with us by her side. She was the most
amazing,brave, caring,thoughtful,inspirational mother,nana,sister, and
friend. I will miss you more than words can say. You have always been a
constant in my life, teaching me the rights from wrong even if I didn’t
always listen. You have been my confident when times are hard and a
fantastic person when times are great. I could never lie or pull the
wool over your eyes, you knew me too well. I’ll miss all the coffee
chats at my house, the morning phone calls checking I’m ok and the
nights out celebrating life. My life will never be the same, you have
left a massive void!! But a lifetime of memories.Love you so much Mum ,
ride high with the angels your free from pain! XX . If you knew my mum
please raise a glass and celebrate a truly beautiful person my Mum. X
taken from bretts instagram page april 9th