So today marks 15 years since our world fell apart.

At 2am on Friday the 14th May 2010 we received calls from Dad to say that Mum had woken and asked for a cup of tea. When he came back upstairs he found she had passed away having suffered a heart attack without warning.

Dad was due to go to the doctors for tests himself the following Monday however was so heartbroken he didn’t attend. By the time they did diagnose his prostate cancer unfortunately it was too late to save him. He died 7 and a half months after Mum. Officially from prostate cancer complications however a broken heart definitely played its part.

They were definitely a team and to recognise the 15 year milestone we have decided to complete a number of challenges between us to raise funds for Prostate Cancer UK.

1 in every 8 men will develop Prostate Cancer and this figure can double in some ethnic groups. Any money raised will be used to increase awareness and fund lifesaving research.

Chris will be completing his first solo hyrox, Fran will be completing the Royal Parks half marathon however together we will complete the Great North Run which finishes a mile from Mum’s childhood home.

So if you can spare anything at all, we’d really appreciate you sponsoring us to celebrate their lives together.

Photo of us next to ‘Dad’s Road- Gordon Geddes Way’.

Mum and Dad (smiling as usual)

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