I am fundraising for Pancreatic Cancer UK.
On Sunday October 10th I will be running the Manchester marathon for my girlfriend’s mum, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in June.
Since the diagnosis, Christine has shown immense strength and spirit, staying as active as possible by going on dog walks, bike rides, tennis matches and rounds of golf. She has raised an incredible £5000 for Pancreatic Cancer UK which has inspired me to take on a big challenge of my own. I aim to raise as much as I can to show my support for her and this wonderful charity.
This is Christine’s story:
The week before May half-term 2021 I had a stomach bug that wasn’t clearing. By the end of half term I had jaundice and found myself in hospital on the Friday, gallstones we thought. On Sunday I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
How do you pick yourself up off the floor with that? You just do.
Pancreatic cancer is a silent killer because it has no symptoms and in 75% of cases it is diagnosed when it is inoperable and spread to the liver. This is where I am.
I started chemotherapy at UCLH on Friday 23rd July and, whilst I feel relatively fit and well physically, I’d like your support and motivation to exercise every day whilst raising money for Pancreatic Cancer UK.
Pancreatic Cancer UK has been and still is a great source of emotional support over the phone and on zoom for me. I talk to the same expert nurse who understands my anxieties, can explain all that I need to know, providing me with reliable and constructive information during this roller coaster journey. They are there for families too. Their charity also raises awareness, campaigns and funds research. Pancreatic cancer is tough to diagnose, tough to treat and tough to research. Please support me and help make a difference to pancreatic cancer.
My donations could fund...
51 hours with a nurse on our Support Line
or
23 hours of early diagnosis research
My Achievements
Reached 100% of goal
Reached 50% of goal
Shared page
Self donated
Thank you to my Sponsors
£20.80
Ami Lakhani
£10
Richard And Pat Goodfellow
£100
Bob And Mary Hall
£10.40
Ben Hanuan
Great cause!
£27.25
John Wilde
Good luck for tomorrow, hope all goes well.
£31.20
Maria Raithatha
So proud of you, Charlie!
£20
Abi Purkis
£30.16
Jean-marc Pulvar
£10.40
Joe Curran
Go smash it mate !
£10.40
Richard James
Good luck Charlie!
£20
Sarah Murray
So pleased you are over Covid in time to run this. Wishing you all the best- it beats running round the garden.
£20.80
Tazer
I hope you do some epic running Skills! Good luck
£10
Charles Beedle
£10.40
David Williams
Go on Skills! Great cause and gonna be a great challenge - all that training will pay off
£15
Nina Oldroyd-elliott
Good luck Charlie. Stay strong, Christine.
£10
Beth
Woohoo £1000!!!
£20.80
Craig
Good luck, Charlie.
£20.80
Margaret Brogan
Good luck … such a worthy cause
£30.16
Sue Dinsdale
So sorry to hear the news but what a brave and amazing lady.
£20
Matt Bell
Well done Charlie and good luck
£20.80
Lorraine D'urso
Good luck Charlie
£10
Jakob Plant
Go Well Charlie, run fast. JP
£20
Cathy Carter
Good luck Charlie!
£29
Gb
Good luck for a great cause, Charlie.
£20
George Scott
Great cause, smash it Skills!
£20
Matt Davey
Run like the wind
£15
Carol Oliver
£15.60
Jane Anderson
Good luck Charlie!
£15.60
Alison Curran
Good luck , great cause
£10.40
Susan Williams
Best of luck, Charlie x
£25
Nigel & Alison Friends Of Christine & Simon
Best of luck Charlie with the marathon and thank you for raising important funds for the charity and supporting Christine.
£52
Martin Sims
Well done Charlie. You know how much of a good cause this is.
£20.80
Mary Dootson
Good luck Charlie.
£15.60
Dolly Grounds
We will all be thinking of you. Xxx
£10.40
Damien Rodwell-davies
Good luck Charlie!
£15.60
Rosie Clarke-burns
£50
Ellie Carr
Good luck! You’ll smash it
£52
Annabelle Thomas
Well done Charlie and good luck!!
£50
Christine Thomas
Charlie, thank you for taking on this challenge, and for being a part of my life, alongside Beth. You will smash this one. Sent with love, Christine.
£108.16
Simon Thomas
Charlie, thank you so much for supporting Christine and Pancreatic Cancer UK. I’m sponsoring you £2 per mile = £52 but there’s a performance bonus of x2 that amount if you beat your target time of sub 4hrs. Hence £104. No one likes to give a refund so you better bloody well do it!
£50
Oli & Saz
Good luck, you’ll smash it mate. Have a well earned rest after this one.
£10
Tom Bowskill
Jim Walmsley who?
£20.80
Jordan Harris
Good luck mate! Great cause! Keep fighting Christine! All the best, Jord x
£15.60
Tom Hudson
Top work Skills, you’ll smash it!
£20.80
Dan G
£20.80
Simon Clapham
Great challenge Skills! Best of luck!
£100
Andy Bowskill
Charlie, you have all our love and best wishes for your marathon effort in support of Christine and the Pancreatic Cancer Charity. Mum & Dad. XX
£40
Grace & Will
Good luck Charlie! You'll smash it 💪
£15.60
Bethany Thomas
Go Charlie!
£29
Well done Mr Bowskill - from Aaron