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Doug Greenwood

Remember September 2026

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Support my challenge to fight for a world without pancreatic cancer

I've decided to take on a physical challenge in September, both to give me something to work to as I look to rebuild my physical health and because, whilst I'm not personally affected by or know of anyone in my life facing Pancreatic cancer, we do share a medication (Creon, which also treats my Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency, aka PEI) and an afflicted organ.
I am also a Type 1 (insulin injection controlled) diabetic, diagnosed at age ten and currently an unfit but young forty-seven years of age.
Creon is a crucial drug for treatment of Pancreatic cancer and for the past two-plus years has been in critical short supply across Europe. It's absence will leave more patients in a worse condition.
I can't eat without Creon but absurdly feel as though I'm taking the medicine from those in greater need than I. If I can at least manage this challenge, then I will do it.
Please consider donating, and thank you! My target is £200 🙂

My Activity Tracking

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My target 84 kms

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My Tribute Post

To all those who have survived and live with loss due to pancreatic cancer, in solidarity, it is my privilege to be able to fundraise to help others at this time ❤

My achievements

My updates

My seventeenth walk - 30-09-26

I had one final, strong push planned. I slept and rested on the 29th, being once again exhausted from insomnia. However, the inaugural Spire Writes Spoken Word night was being hosted at The Rutland, and I fully intended to catch the evening's performances and to perform myself.

Unfortunately, Diabetes stopped play! less than 500 metres from home I realised I needed to turn back and use the facilities before attempting this journey; then my blood sugars plummeted before I managed to head out again, and I was forced to retire for the evening and, indeed, for the challenge, with a shade over 1km walked against my total distance.

From a performance perspective, this has been a bittersweet finish for me. From managing such distances so early on and against some real physical adversity, I should have smashed the distance challenge and set stretch targets, just as my kind donors smashed through my donation targets.

However; This has still been a total success. I must not focus on the shortfall against my ambition. To have managed this challenge at all has been a triumph for me.

Totalling 87km walked in September, it has been my privilege to partake in, and succeed at, the Remember September challenge ❤️❤️❤️

My sixteenth walk - 28-09-26

And so, with a final push on this triple-walk day, I set out for another wander around the wider local patch as the evening moved from fading summer's light towards autumns' sudden shift into early dusk. This was so notable to me, walking as I was throughout the beautiful September evenings.

Unfortunately I did suffer a diabetic hypoglycaemia during this walk, and needed to call for assistance to get me home, with about 1.5km remaining on the planned walk.

Ultimately this didn't matter - aside from the loss of personal achievement - as with this effort I finally crossed and exceeded the 84km goal; managing 2.6km on this walk put me to around the 86km mark and a successful Remember September challenge 🎉🎉🎉

My fifteenth walk - 28-09-26

No sleep yet on this day, but I followed up the pre-dawn walk with a mid-day woodland stomp! A lovely, refreshing and energising 4.51 km brings us so close to hitting the 84km target

My fourteenth walk - 28-09-26

A pre-dawn walk, on absolutely no sleep. Time is ticking and though I need rest I can neither sleep nor risk losing today without getting some serious distance in. An initial 2.85km walked here in the dark, before returning home for warmth and perhaps an hour or two's sleep?


My thirteenth walk - 21-09-26

A reasonable 2.72km around the local patch for a gentle evening stroll, though I did choose an extended version of my normal route, which in the darkness of the descended evening and in a diminished state, was a bit of a rocky patch despite following pavement the whole way. The lengthy exertions of Saturday's Stag Do and the catch up from insomnia, alongside a LOT of physical exertion beyond my recent norms were taking their toll.

I'd got to keep walking though; at this stage I still had a good amount of distance to cover, though this was trivial given the amount of days remaining in September.

Instead, this proved to be my only activity for this entire week; my health fully turned on me throughout this week, and eventually saw me once again bed-ridden and worryingly unstable over the weekend of Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th September...

My twelfth walk - 19-09-26

A sleep deprived, exhausted and diabetes affected long afternoon out in Sheffield, celebrating our dear friend Jordan's Stag Do.

A lovely time, I mostly do not drink alcohol these days but still had immense fun in sobriety.

We followed up with a long night back in Chesterfield at The Rutland, where the Stag and Hen Do's joined and much silliness ensued. The walking around Sheffield, strictly moving between and not within the pubs we visited, clocked in at 4.15km!

'Hope' Donation level reached 18-09-26

Wow. I had Friday 18th September off; no activities, no blogging, just rest and a small amount of sleep during a week of rampant and seriously affecting insomnia.

But by 10am I was utterly overwhelmed; a sudden wave of kind and overly generous donations were received, pushing our fundraising total above the top 'badge' level of £584 in donations.

Unfortunately this also saw the beginning of the activity and insomnia taking their respective tolls; whilst, as you'll see, we managed to complete and just surpass my initial 84km walking goal, I've managed to go out with a fizzle rather than a bang, and am only now getting all my activities recorded and updated as of today, 10-10-26.

My eleventh walk - 17-09-26

Another dull journey down the A61 Derby Road into Chesterfield, up to The Rutland Arms to meet my friends, then back down to Derby Road to watch the 40th Anniversary showing of Transformers The Movie. We then walked back up to The Rutland.

This one clocked in at a total of 10.05km! The Google Health/Fitbit app once again failed to track this accurately, but fortunately Strava kept itself together to allow me to update the recorded distance walked.

My tenth walk - 16-09-26

Nothing exciting at all for this journey, it was a direct walk from home to Chesterfield for Jam night at The Rutland Arms. Coming in at a little under 7.5km, this should put my total to over 60km once the activity has uploaded!

My ninth walk - 15-09-26

This was meant to be a bus journey... I've been quite unwell since Saturday, but had a social engagement to make today; a cup of tea with an old friend, at Cup & Saucer, on Clay Cross High Street. However, I thought I'd try walking the bus route there and jump on as necessary.

n.b. I just noticed the Fitbit app has only recorded 2.2km of this walk for some unknown reason, so I've had to manually log a further 3km walk. It's... a bit annoying, let's say.

Nope! A 5.22km round trip. Now excuse me whilst I give myself a big pat on the back and lie down for a few hours 😄

My eighth walk - 12-09-26

Initially a reverse of walk seven, with a few of the cut-throughs and shortcuts taken, I clocked in an impressive (and fairly easy) 7.45km on this walk.

Unfortunately the tracking app didn't get my distance due to a crash - it got two parts of the walk recorded but not the full distance - so I will have to manually amend my activity log again

First stretch target added! 12-09-26

Thank you all for your many generous donations! I've now added a stretch goal as I approach 50% of my walk target in just seven days and seven walks.

Depending how we go, I will up my target distance walked, and shoot for the 'Hope' donation level, of £564 total raised.

With love and gratitude,

Doug AKA Words Greenwood

My seventh walk - 11-09-26

An unplanned, spontaneous 8.5km from what was going to be a gentle 1.5km walk following a day's rest. I'm quite shattered!

My sixth (cheeky) walk - 09-09-26

Honestly this was easy but not insignificant, especially off a tea-break and rest in good company for a couple of hours.

I must have walked an unrecorded 2-3km on Monday in advance of the very lengthy and elevated walk three, just doing my day-to-day business in town ahead of starting the activity app tracking , so I don't feel too bad about including my walk to The Rutland Arms for Craft night!

My fifth Walk - 09-09-26

A Lengthy, steady 8.2km walked with my full-sized Grand Auditorium bodied-guitar, with tea break stoppages! Some mild soreness in my ankles and calves after my sudden start to activity, but otherwise my quads and all that are doing fine after the countryside hikes. I feel great!

My fourth walk - 08-09-26

Once again the tracking apps failed me, and I have to do a manual entry for distance walked! Amazing exercise though!

My third walk - 07-09-26

A lengthy, cross-country walk from Chesterfield Crooked Spire to my home, recorded at 5.35 miles/8.61km by my health app!

My second walk - 05-09-26

Leg two of my first two walks; connected apps didn't connect! 🙂

My first walk - 04-09-26

Leg one of my first two walks; connected apps didn't connect! 🙂

Thank you to my sponsors

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Frederick Green

Well done Doug.

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Cam Hicks

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Matt

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Jonathan Green

Hey Doug Great stuff on doing this and and getting back on the excercise and fresh air wagon. It's no mean feat to do one of these walks. Some years back, myself and some friends did Glasgow to Edinburgh. One day I had to bail due to guts ache then chucked my guts out while waiting for a taxi, another I think I arrived in some sort of trance. Didn't really recover till I had a pint of coke in me. So yeh, the long walks can really take it out of you! Well done on getting to the target!

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Rebecca Cowap-cerrone

Fantastic work, you little legend.

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James Clulow

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Gareth Dunstan

£28.44

Kev

Keep going. A worthy cause

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Anonymous

£10

Paul Walker

Go Doug! X

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Josh

All to a good cause and for an amazing human being doing it all :)

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Jon Harriman

Hi Doug , I’ve enjoyed your posts about music and your life. I see you have had some tough times and I respect that despite this you have chosen to help others through this charity. I hope this donation helps. Keep up the good work mate, look after yourself and please put on some weight 😃

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Nicola Stanford

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Laura Elliott

You brilliant person Doug, amazing stuff congratulations & keep going!! Xx

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Anonymous

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Adam Saunders

Keep up the good work dude your doing great and smashing it so far x

£28.44

Helen Albiston

Well done! Good for you xx

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Clive Bliss

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Adam

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Annabel (aka Bell)

Well done and keep on going 👏👏

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Fat-handed-twit

I found this down the back of the sofa, thought you and PCUK should have it. Keep walking!

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Stella Greenwood

Good luck and well done for taking on the challenge; I am very proud of you and all you are dealing with health-wise, love mum x

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Alan Ball

Good luck Dougie from us all! 😊

£23.45

Tim, Elena & Ethan

Well done for taking on this challenge, for such a great charity! X

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Greenwoods/wards

Well done Doug best wishes pete,jules,lucy,Dan, matilda,Alex,yas,burt and monty

£28.44

Stephen Greenwood

Well done Doug - be very proud of yourself

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Lucinda O’hara

Well done Doug ! We are cheering you on ! Jenny & Lucinda x

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Thank you to my sponsors

£50

Stella Greenwood

Good luck and well done for taking on the challenge; I am very proud of you and all you are dealing with health-wise, love mum x

£34.91

Fat-handed-twit

I found this down the back of the sofa, thought you and PCUK should have it. Keep walking!

£28.44

Kev

Keep going. A worthy cause

£28.44

Laura Elliott

You brilliant person Doug, amazing stuff congratulations & keep going!! Xx

£28.44

Adam Saunders

Keep up the good work dude your doing great and smashing it so far x

£28.44

Helen Albiston

Well done! Good for you xx

£28.44

Clive Bliss

£28.44

Stephen Greenwood

Well done Doug - be very proud of yourself

£25

Adam

£23.45

Frederick Green

Well done Doug.

£23.45

Matt

£23.45

Gareth Dunstan

£23.45

Nicola Stanford

£23.45

Tim, Elena & Ethan

Well done for taking on this challenge, for such a great charity! X

£23.45

Greenwoods/wards

Well done Doug best wishes pete,jules,lucy,Dan, matilda,Alex,yas,burt and monty

£23.45

Lucinda O’hara

Well done Doug ! We are cheering you on ! Jenny & Lucinda x

£21

Jonathan Green

Hey Doug Great stuff on doing this and and getting back on the excercise and fresh air wagon. It's no mean feat to do one of these walks. Some years back, myself and some friends did Glasgow to Edinburgh. One day I had to bail due to guts ache then chucked my guts out while waiting for a taxi, another I think I arrived in some sort of trance. Didn't really recover till I had a pint of coke in me. So yeh, the long walks can really take it out of you! Well done on getting to the target!

£20

Alan Ball

Good luck Dougie from us all! 😊

£12.25

Rebecca Cowap-cerrone

Fantastic work, you little legend.

£12.25

Anonymous

£12.25

Anonymous

£12.25

Annabel (aka Bell)

Well done and keep on going 👏👏

£10

James Clulow

£10

Paul Walker

Go Doug! X

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