Dave and Sioned Wells

Sioned's Run-Row 3 Peaks

Fundraising for St David's Hospice (North Wales)
£1,480
raised of £500 target
by 56 supporters
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In memory of Geoff Green
We provide hospice care free of charge to adults from Conwy Gwynedd & Anglesey

Story

**Diweddariad **Update**

Efallai mai rhai honnoch wedi clywed, ond yn anffodus mae'r Marathon Eryri wedi cael ei ohirio eleni.  Nid oeddem yn teimlo ei bod hi'n deg i'r rheina oedd wedi cyfrannu hyd yn hyn, felly ar ôl pendroni am wythnosau rydym wedi creu sialens fach ein hunain!

Byddem yn cymryd rhan yn y sialens rhwyfo/rhedeg 3 pegwn Môn!

1. Rhedeg - Traeth Newry > Mynydd Twr (Caergybi) ac yn ol - 5 milltir

2. Rhwyfo - Traeth Newry > Porth Swtan - 5.3 milltir

3. Rhedeg - Porth Swtan > Mynydd y Garn ac yn ol - 3.8 milltir

4. Rhwyfo - Porth Swtan > Porthladd Amlwch - 13.5 milltir

5. Rhedeg - Porthladd Amlwch > Mynydd Parys ac yn ol - 5.3 milltir

6. Rhwyfo - Porthladd Amlwch > Porth Llechog - 2.2 milltir

Cyfanswm Rhwyfo - 21 milltir         Cyfanswm Rhedeg  - 14 milltir. 

 ​Ers cofrestru at y marathon yn 2019 mae llawer wedi newid. Ar y tro roedd dad yn derbyn triniaeth ar gyfer cancr perfedd (bowel), ond ers hynny wedi pasio ymlaen. Ar yr 24ain o Orffennaf roedd o wedi mynd at Hosbis Dewi Sant yn Llandudno ac yna wedi pasio ymlaen y diwrnod wedyn. Er ei fod o yno am gyfnod byr iawn roedd ei ofal yn wych. Roedd y doctoriaid a nyrsys yn anhygoel tuag at Dad a ni fel teulu. Mi fyddai'n hynod ddiolchgar am ei charedigrwydd am flynyddoedd i ddod.

Nid oeddwn erioed wedi meddwl ryw lawer am ofal hosbis nes ein bod ni ddefnyddio'r gwasanaeth. Mae unrhyw gyfraniad yn helpu gofal diwedd bywyd neu 'respite' i lawer o deuluoedd ar hyd Gogledd Cymru. 

Diolch enfawr i'n criw rhwyfo sydd yn fodlon cymryd rhan yn y sialens hefo Dave a finnau! 

Diolch mawr i bawb sydd wedi cefnogi hyn yn hyn.

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Unfortunately the Snowdonia Marathon has been cancelled again. Both Dave and I are gutted, both only because we've put in the hours of training, but also our friends and family have sponsored us to do one of the toughest marathons in the UK. After a lot of thinking and discussions with various people, we've come up with what we think is a suitable alternative. 

We will now be doing the Inaugural Anglesey 3 Peaks run/row challenge. We will be...

1. Running - Newry Beach > Holyhead Mountain and back down - 5 miles

2. Rowing - Newry Beach - Church Bay - 5.3 miles

3. Running - Church Bay - Mynydd y Garn  and back down - 3.8 miles

4. Rowing - Church Bay - Amlwch Port - 13.5 miles

5. Running  - Amlwch Port - Mynydd Parys and back - 5.3 miles

6. Rowing - Amlwch Port - Bull bay - 2.2 miles

Total run - 14 miles Total Row - 21 miles

Since signing up to the marathon in 2019 a fair bit has changed. Dad at the time was undergoing chemotherapy for bowel cancer, but has since passed. On July the 24th, Dad was taken to St David's Hospice in Llandudno and sadly passed the following day. We never thought as a family we would ever have to rely on hospice care, but now that it's happened we're hugely grateful for everything they did in that short time. The Doctors and nurses were so caring, and sensitive to our situation. 

It's a service that you don't think about until you need it. Any donation is greatly received and funds respite care and end of life care for a number of individuals in North Wales. 

We wouldn’t be able to do this challenge without our fantastic crew, therefore a huge thank you to them for giving up their time to help us with this challenge! 

Thank you to everybody who has donated so far!


About the charity

St David’s Hospice is a local charity providing hospice care to adult patients across Conwy, Gwynedd and Anglesey. We deliver free, high-quality, specialist palliative care to patients with advanced illnesses, their family and carers.

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