I am fundraising for Pancreatic Cancer UK.
My wonderful, funny, kind, generous, clever, musically gifted, great-hearted husband Roger passed away from pancreatic cancer on 29th January this year, just thirteen days after he was diagnosed with this terrible illness. We loved each other deeply and I am still devastated at having him taken from me so suddenly.
The 26th October 2021 would have been our Silver Wedding anniversary, so at 7pm on Tuesday 26th October I sang 25 love songs, one for each year of our life together. Roger was a marvellous singer and music brought us together. Heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined me online, and please see my Blog update below for how you can access a recording of the edited highlights!
Pancreatic cancer is brutal. By the time we knew he had it, no treatment could have saved Roger. He'd had repeated blood tests over the previous weeks because something was clearly wrong, but nothing was ever picked up. Around 80% of pancreatic cancer patients are not diagnosed until the cancer is at an advanced stage.
The Pancreatic Cancer UK Early Diagnosis Research Alliance is working to develop a simple test that doctors can use to diagnose people earlier and save lives. They are close to an exciting breakthrough: the first effective test to detect pancreatic cancer in the blood. Preliminary results show that the test is currently getting greater than 95% accuracy in early trials.
I took on Challenge 24 at home to raise money for Pancreatic Cancer UK's groundbreaking research because 24 people are still dying every day from pancreatic cancer, and 24 families torn apart with perhaps as little warning as we had. Please support me and help fund this vital work. You can donate using the buttons on this page.
My donations could fund...
255 hours with a nurse on our Support Line
or
114 hours of early diagnosis research
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You're all amazing!!!
Huge thanks to everyone so far
Thank you to my Sponsors
£30
Madeleine
£35
Tim Farley
£52
Sian And João Matos
What a beautiful concert and a wonderful tribute to Roger! Also many congratulations on such great fundraising.
£20.80
Dina Gajjar
Dear Judith , I was so sad to hear the news about Roger. This fundraiser is such a lovely idea . Lots of love Dina x
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Anonymous
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Linzi & Simon Hildesley
What an amazing & beautiful war to remember your husband. And a fantastic achievement raising so much money. With love The Hildesley Family
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Daniel Cigman
Wishing you all the very best
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Iain Millar
£62.40
Amanda Ross-scott
Beautiful concert and a fantastic boost for this essential research.
£62.40
Ryoko Tanaka
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David Wells
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Kevin Mcdermott
Good luck from Fergus and the McDermotts
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Judith Barkley
What a beautiful tribute to Roger! Thank you so much for sharing this Judith.
£26
Gordon Willatt
o Judith it was marvellous, you are so brave,so injoyed it love Cc
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Jane Hunt
Judith, what a wonderful, generous way to celebrate your life with Roger, and to help others in the future, after what must have been an unimaginably difficult year for you. Jane xxx
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Sam, Paul And Coco Johnson Xx
Thinking of you
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Rachel Sherman
£10
Anonymous
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Riva And Coni Wright
With best wishes and love from Riva, Coni and family x
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Gil Lu
£30.16
John Mcleod
£100
Kevin Raftery
I always enjoyed singing next to Roger. He was a great spirit. Bravo for your project, Judith.
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Ellen Swingler
Lots of love x
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Nadia Gilman
£104
Alex Morrall
A brilliant idea!
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Kishan And Prashant
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Helen Mignano
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Oksana Solomou
Dear Judith, You are truly inspirational in everything you do! We are very sorry for your loss!! Solomou family
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Tanja Novakovic
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Shari Lord
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Zoe Bell
Sending you all our love and support Zoe, Murat & Evie 💕
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Francis Hamlyn
So sorry for missing the concert. I hope it was a success.
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Sandra Meneguzzo
This is wonderful. All best wishes from Niccolo Galleni and family
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Hunt Family
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Danielle Graham
I'm so sorry for your loss, Judith. Thank you for being one of those truly inspirational teachers that my kids will never forget.
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Eileen Springford
Much Love Eileen
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Craig Breheny
Well done Judith! Lots of love from Catherine, Craig and Cate xxx
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Dr Chris Mercer
Judith Roger was a great guy in every sense and a pal in the NLCC for many years. You all must miss him terribly. I was sorry not to be able to join the Concert last evening but hope it will be made available online later if possible, The research Fund will I'm sure benefit greatly from the donations made in his memory. Very best wishes
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Matthew F Delange
Mazel tov!
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David & Maureen Parks
In memory of Roger
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Sean Doherty
Judith - what a wonderful cause and I wish you many happy memories on the evening.
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Brendan Pavey
Sorry I could not attend the concert last night. I see the fundraising is going very well for a very worthwhile cause. Best wishes Brendan
£62.40
James Murray
So happy to have been performing with you for this. Such a wonderful tribute to Roger. Xx
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Penny Read
Judith - a wonderful tribute to Roger and very enjoyable evening of love songs; my kind of music (I was singing along with you to some of them!). Andy and I support your fundraising cause, wholeheartedly. xxx Penny
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Jane Alden
So sorry to miss the performance, but I admire your initiative and share your hope that earlier diagnoses will help reduce the suffering and losses caused by this cancer.
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Debs Auty
Sorry I missed this. Thinking of you and sending my love x
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Mark Wilks
25 songs @ £2 each, thought I'd best wait to make sure you were up to it All the best Mark and Helen
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Anonymous
That was such a fantastic evening - such a very brave thing to do, and you carried it through!
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Despina P
Such a wonderful idea dear Judith. Your concert was beautiful and sung with so much love. XX
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Joanne Gale
What a lovely tribute. Sending love.
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Julie Evans
You are truly awesome!
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Ava Sellwood
Thank you dear Judith, may you all be comforted and blessed.
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Elaine Gould
I hope the concert went very well. What a thoughtful programme and fitting tribute to Roger.
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Cate Goldwater Breheny
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Janet Posner
A wonderful celebration of love in Roger's memory.
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Anonymous
“What we once loved we cannot lose, for all that we love deeply becomes a part of us” - Helen Keller
£156
Kate, Charles, Freya And Jemima
What a wonderful celebration of a very special man. The world is darker without him but what a legacy he’s left.
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Charlotte Tassell-dent
Dear Judith, what a wonderful idea. I will try my best to attend some of this evening. With love, Charlotte and The Dent family xxx
£52
Kasia & Family
What a lovely idea, Judith. Sending our love and support to you, Josh and Joe❤
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Jean-philippe Chenot
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Lucinda Lafferty
Thinking of you.
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Andreas
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Judy Taylor
What a lovely idea Judith. With love from Judy, David, Sophie and Sara xxx
£104
Candida Hitchcock
Love to you all, so looking forward to hearing the songs 😘❤️
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Melanie Sanderson
£104
Higgins Family
GO YOU...
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Laurence Baghdadi
Well done Judith Fantastic idea Thank you so much Laurence
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Anna Sedenu
What a beautiful tribute, wishing you Al the best
£26
Joanna Poulson
Dear Judith, What a lovely thing to do to commemorate Roger and celebrate your marriage. We will be listening! All the best, the Poulson Family
£50
Susan Hamlyn
Lovely, brave Judith, there could be no better way to celebrate your wonderful Roger.
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Andy, Sally And William Moody
We will be urging you on as you sing your heart out to Roger. A wonderful way to celebrate him.
£100
Claire Fluet
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Anonymous
Well done and hope this raises as much money as possible and awareness for this terrible cancer
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Cécile Guimond-warnett
With my warmest wishes. Love from Cecile
£83.20
Rachel Franklin
So much love. You will sing like a bird💖
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Ben S-w
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Gabriel Aubert-logan
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Vicky Richmond
Such a wonderful idea for a beautiful tribute ❤ very best of luck for the concert and I'm sending you all my love and biggest hugs! Vicky xxx
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Peter Banks
£50
Joe Parks
Xx
£31.20
Toby Crick, Emma Miranda Moore And Scooter Crick
All the very best with this concert with love from our family to you and yours.
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Zoe Hassid
Dear Judith We are so sorry for your loss. What a wonderful and brave and generous thing to do. Break a leg! Maia, Zoe, Russ
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Isabella & Guido
You are really brave and an inspiration in taking on this challenge. We cannot begin to imagine the suffering caused by the sudden loss of your husband to such a dreadful disease. Our thoughts are with you.
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Tatiana Russell
Our thoughts and love are with you Mrs Parks. Xx
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Julia Kent
We were very moved by your story and we sympathise wholeheartedly. I lost a few friends to this terrible cancer and I know how important it is to diagnose it early. I hope your good memories of your life with Roger will help you through the day
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Pospisil Family
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Kym Rawlings
So sorry for the loss of your loving husband. Ben & Kym Rawlings
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Delia Egidi
£26
Cllarissa Hulse
My dearest uncle also died from this awful cancer.. It is so brutal. I am in awe of how much you manage to do after what you have been through. I shall be tuning in on Tuesday. Clarissa
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Nayan Sthanakiya
All the best.
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Chris Clark
Music will always provide x
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Lucy Thomas
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Felix Pollard
We’re all so sorry for your loss. This is a wonderful tribute to your late husband🙏
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Caroline Hebbert
What a wonderful way to commemorate your husband and celebrate your life together. With all best wishes, the Hebbert family
£20.80
Caroline Hoare
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
You show so much strength in this difficult situation, which is beyond inspiring. This is such a meaningful cause. I wish you and your sons all best.
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Porat Family
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Aubrey Botsford
Will try to make it to your recital, but break a leg in case I don't. And what a good way to remember Roger.
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Beth Noakes
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Catriona Prest
I am so sorry to hear about Roger. Pancreatic Cancer is a vicious disease and always seems to be diagnosed too late. I look forward to watching your singing - what a lovely thing to do.
£62.40
Monica & Stephen Weil
What a beautiful idea, Judith!
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Marie Power
Go Girl! Fabulous idea and loving tribute to a wonderful man.
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Rabbi Jason Holtz
Dear Judith I am so sorry for your loss of Roger. May his memory be for a blessing.
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Joshua Parks
Sending my love and support from Germany x
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Luca Carlton
I am so very sorry for your loss xx
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Martha Cossey
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Nira
Dear Judith, This is such a lovely idea to celebrate your years together ... Lots of love 💕 Nira
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Katie Heller
Sending much love to you and the boys Judith. Roger would have so loved your idea of singing 25 songs, just beautiful. Katie , Simon and Gabriel
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Iris Lucas
Can’t be joining you on Tuesday, Judith, but what a very wonderful thing to do for your beloved husband. Iris xx
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Simone Taylor
Such a lovely tribute ❤️ And a worthy cause !
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Noah
My deepest condolences to you and all the family, Judith - sending all my love to you all. Was devastated to hear about Roger who I remember so fondly, and really grateful to have heard about this campaign in support of Pancreatic Cancer UK. Xx
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Annabel Higgins
A lovely way to remember Roger. So sorry for your loss, Judith. He gave me my first and second jobs, and I'll always be grateful. My thoughts will be with you on your anniversary.
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Debbie And Mark Johnstone
Judith What a wonderful and brave thing to do - sending love to you and remembering many happy times dining with Roger. Xx
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Greenhill’s At Number 6
Hope your evening goes well and you raise lots of money!
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Susan Thomas
Remembering Roger xx
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Marilyn Freeman
What a wonderful chalenge. Love
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Pippa Thynne
What a beautiful and moving project. Sending much love cx
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Ivan Stroud
Good luck - much love to you and for doing such an amazing thing to raise money for Pancreatic Cancer UK xx Ivan
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Ewelina
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Peter And Julia Brock
Lovely idea. All the best from Peter and Julia
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Brenda Rennie
From Brenda with all my love
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Kate Butchart
Beautiful idea Judith! I will be at a choir rehearsal for an imminent concert so sadly won’t be able to join you, but will be with you in spirit ❤️
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All @ Intuitive Ltd
What a lovely thing to do Judith. Sending all of our love and support your way xx
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Peter Hewitt
Brilliant idea, brava. Regret can't tune in on the day - will it be recorded? Hope so! Much love to you and the boys
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Kate Hamilton
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Charlotte H (via Gsg)
So sorry to hear of your loss - this is a lovely way to remember him!
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Suzie
So sorry for your loss. Singing 25 love songs to celebrate 25 years of love and marriage is a beautiful thing to do to raise money for this wonderful cause. I hope it goes well
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Liz & David
What an amazing thing to do. We'll do our best to be with you xxxx
£30.16
Grace Moody-stuart
£62.40
Bhupal Chitnavis
For your love of Roger.
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Alan Poppleton
I'll try to be there online. Best wishes and break a leg!
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Sue Webber
What a beautiful way to pay tribute to Roger and help the research into the disease that so cruelly took him. Bless you.
£20.80
Jane Goldthorpe
Dear Judith, What a wonderful, courageous and poignant thing to do! My thoughts will be with you. Lots of love, Jane
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Valerie Balleny
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Frank Joseph
A lovely thing to do Judith. And thanks for telling the story of Roger’s illness. Sounds like research into pancreatic cancer is badly needed.
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Adrian, Helena, Anna And Livia
Such a lovely idea! Sending all our love to you xxx
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Belle Richardson
What a wonderful thing to do in response to something so cruel. I’ll be thinking of you and your family on your anniversary & hopefully I’ll be able to join to hear some songs x x x
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Charlotte P
You are doing a wonderful thing!
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James Keable
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Janita Clamp
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Ralph Lucas
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Philippa Millward
Oh Judith what a totally lovely thing. Will try my best to tune in, even if only for a short time. Thinking of you. Philippa xxx
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Janette Wallis
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Ms Eileen Penman
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Jennifer
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Yasmin Disney
So sorry Judith and sending my best wishes to you and your family
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Hannah
Great job Judith! My thoughts are with you...what a wonderful but difficult thing to do -lots of hugs xxx
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Robert Symonds
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Michelle Brooks Evans
Much love, Michelle, Bill, Lili, Esther, Lloyd and Ezra ❤️
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Thinking of you and your special very boys Mx