Running the Marathon des Sables to help guys like me who get cancer

Kenneth Dalglish is raising money for Orchid Cancer
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Marathon des Sables · 5 April 2013

Over 58,000 people will be diagnosed with prostate, testicular or penile cancer every year in the UK. Orchid exists to save lives from testicular, prostate and penile cancers through a range of support services, pioneering research and promoting awareness.

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In 2011 at Easter time I was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Luckily for me, I caught it very early, was operated on within a few days, had some chemotherapy and made a full recovery before returning to work 10 weeks later. Although I'm technically in remission, the chances are good that I won't have any kind of recurrence and will be able to get on with my career and life as if nothing had happened. As you can imagine, I feel pretty passionately about spreading the message and indeed looking after those affected; it was a pretty scary time for me and my pregnant wife. The day I went back to work I signed up to do the Marathon des Sables in Morocco in April this year, as a target for getting back to fitness. It's a multi day, 150 mile run in the desert, made famous by the likes of James Cracknell and Ben Fogel. It's a pretty epic challenge, and I'm looking to raise £10000 for the Orchid Charity, which is devoted to education and support for guys who get "young man's cancer". You can really help me to stay motivated when it gets tough and encourage my training by sponsoring me; it should be really easy to do, GiftAid can be included and every little bit will be hugely appreciated. Thank you!

 

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Donation summary

Total
£13,849.39
+ £2,152.63 Gift Aid
Online
£10,514.26
Offline
£3,335.13

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