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Title: Charity walk
Post by: dickos1 on June 17, 2017, 10:16:46 pm
Apologies if this isn't in the appropriate place, but my dad (Tony dixon) died just over a month ago from bowel cancer he was only 61. He knew a few of you on here.
To raise money for bowel cancer U.K. Me and a few of my mates are doing a walk from runswick bay which is north of Whitby to Bridlington, it's around 60 miles, (the east coast was my dads favourite place)

If any of you would be kind enough to sponsor us that would be wonderful
The link to donate is below

Cheers
Lee

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/tdixon2017?utm_id=107&utm_term=6egd87B8y
Title: Re: Charity walk
Post by: drfchound on June 17, 2017, 10:27:53 pm
Donation made , good luck on the walk.
Someone very close to me has just been diagnosed with bowel cancer.
He has been told that radiotherapy may clear the problem.
I hope so.
Title: Re: Charity walk
Post by: dickos1 on June 17, 2017, 10:31:13 pm
Thanks a lot mate,
I hope this person manages to beat it
Title: Re: Charity walk
Post by: tommy toes on June 17, 2017, 10:39:50 pm
My daughter and mother both died from bowel cancer.
I raised a few hundred afterwards.
Happy to contribute again.
Condolences to you and good luck for the walk. Great route you've picked.
Title: Re: Charity walk
Post by: dickos1 on June 17, 2017, 10:43:00 pm
Thanks tommy,
Sorry to hear about your mother and daughter
Title: Re: Charity walk
Post by: roversontheup on June 18, 2017, 03:10:47 pm
Just donated. My charity walk from York to Filey in freezing cold and foggy January was done for Kidney Research as my Rovers supporting Mum has Chronic Kidney Disease. Knowing where all the money goes will really help at those stages of the walk that are really hurting you.

Good luck!
Title: Re: Charity walk
Post by: dickos1 on June 18, 2017, 07:38:09 pm
Thankyou gill
Title: Re: Charity walk
Post by: leedshayter on June 18, 2017, 07:51:29 pm
60 miles Dicko! You never moved out the centre circle back in the day.Always remember Tony giving the opposition grief on a Sunday morning bless him ,and the ref was usually a wonker ! Good luck with the walk . RIP Tony.
    Jonah
Title: Re: Charity walk
Post by: dickos1 on June 18, 2017, 08:54:38 pm
Ha ha
Cheers Jonah,
I didn't need to move mate, I knew I could ping it Upto you and you'd be able to sort the rest out.
Yes some good memories of Sunday mornings, a good one was me getting sent off v snooker club in Bentley then my dad coming on pitch and him then getting sent off.
Title: Re: Charity walk
Post by: Dagenham Rover on June 18, 2017, 09:33:37 pm
My wifes recently fought inoperable  bowel cancer which was succesfully downstaged by very aggressive simultaneous chemo and radio therapy.  Shes clear of the cancer at the moment but has had some major complications, two major ops within the last two months and over 16 inches of bowel removed, 5 days on critical care afterwards, they cannot remove anymore if it goes tits up again.  Permanently on intravenous feeding the list goes on and on
Just chucked my tenner in
Title: Re: Charity walk
Post by: dickos1 on June 18, 2017, 09:38:39 pm
Cheers mate,
My dad was told it was inoperable and then the treatment stared working, but he then got blood clots which meant he couldn't have the treatment. And the clots took too long to disappear
Title: Re: Charity walk
Post by: GazLaz on June 18, 2017, 10:28:12 pm
It's a bad one bowel cancer. Even if it's "cleared" it usually comes back within 10 years. It's a f**ker of a disease.
Title: Re: Charity walk
Post by: drfchound on June 18, 2017, 10:52:21 pm
Are you doing the walk in one or two days dickos?
The longest single day walk I have done is 40 miles, the Lyke Wake Walk, from Osmotherly to Ravenscar.
It took 12 hours to complete.
Title: Re: Charity walk
Post by: dickos1 on June 18, 2017, 11:01:28 pm
We're doing it over about 2.5 days mate, around 10-12 hours per day
Title: Re: Charity walk
Post by: dickos1 on June 24, 2017, 07:28:54 am
Thankyou to everyone who donated from this forum, we've reached our target with 5 weeks still to go 👍
Title: Re: Charity walk
Post by: Lesonthewest on June 24, 2017, 11:53:03 pm
Donation made. Very best of luck with the walk dickos & condolences for your loss.
Title: Re: Charity walk
Post by: dickos1 on June 25, 2017, 06:34:44 pm
Cheers les
Title: Re: Charity walk
Post by: dickos1 on July 30, 2017, 09:13:40 pm
Thanks to everyone who has donated, we completed the walk today.
It was ridiculously tough, but we go there in the end.
We've raised over £2000 so far for bowel cancer uk.

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/tdixon2017?utm_id=100&utm_term=Y35gy6y6Z
Title: Re: Charity walk
Post by: roversontheup on July 30, 2017, 10:17:42 pm
Well done. Great effort.
Title: Re: Charity walk
Post by: WheatleyRover on August 01, 2017, 08:55:20 am
I know one of the guys in the picture, top bloke, well done to all you guys.
Title: Re: Charity walk
Post by: dickos1 on August 01, 2017, 11:17:49 am
Who do you know mate?
Title: Re: Charity walk
Post by: WheatleyRover on August 01, 2017, 12:06:54 pm
Who do you know mate?
Second from end on right mate, used to be my team leader.