Walking 74 miles for Paul

By Rachel Markham

I am fundraising for Pancreatic Cancer UK.

I am raising funds by walking 74 miles for the 74 years my dad was with us.

He was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer in September 2020 which by the time of diagnosis had already metastasised and spread to his Liver.

He fought a brave battle overcoming Sepsis to outlive his original 8-12-week diagnosis and staying with us until the day after his 74th birthday.

What I learned is that Pancreatic Cancer is a silent Cancer where it is generally already too late to treat by the time of diagnosis and any care is palliative.

Anything I can do to help raise a little bit to fund research in to this Cancer which is incredibly common yet no cure and any support you can give would be appreciated.

My donations could fund...

85 hours with a nurse on our Support Line

or

38 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

Lucy Gleeson

Well Done Rachel xx

£41.60

Laura Fallas

£150

Joe

You made Maggie work for all her cheese

£10.40

Denise Walsh

Congratulations Rachel - a wonderful achievement x

£5

Michelle

Well Done Rachel x

£30

Mick Turvey

Well done Rachel. Your Dad would be very proud x

£20.80

Betty Hudson

Well done Rachel

£7.40

Joanne France

£10.40

Lynne Lennon

Well done!!

£26

Marc Lewis

Great effort Rachel - well done! A very worthy cause.

£74

Rosemary Wilson

A tremendous effort for a really important cause. Well done!!

£30.16

Steve Williams

Sorry I am late to do this - well done Rachel for your achievement and supporting a great cause close to your heart. x

£30.16

Jay Haswell

Well done Rachel. Great Achievement!

£100

Eddy Castles

Well done Rachel - FAB cause and terrific example from you ! Happy Easter

£40

Gerard Stimpson

£20.80

Phil Cooper

£7.70

Chris Mitchell

Hope it's going to plan and you're on track -keep going!!!

£15.60

Kulvinder Sidhu

Good luck Rachel

£50

Michelle Glover

Good luck. Make sure you are wearing some comfy shoes!!!!

£100

Jonathan And Angela

A really good cause, good luck!

£30.16

Marc Wanless

£20.80

James Tiffen

£30

Harry Ibe

Rachel great idea to raise awareness, i am sure you'll smash it.

£26

Mark Walker

Rachel, Best of luck with this. Your old man's sad story sounds very similar to Paul Maynards'. It is an unfair disease- a friend of mine's Dad has lived with it for over 40 years. Mark

£76.96

Philippa Cartmell

Good luck Rachel, don't forget that every days walking means a wine reward in the evening!

£100

Tim & Nadine

Good luck Rachel, you taking Greg with you, he can carry the snacks and Pimms?

£20.80

Peter Taylor

Great Cause Rachel

£30.16

Adam Wright

Good luck Rachel! Great effort to a fantastic cause!!

£15

Kathy Berry

Good Luck Rachel You'll be walking little Maggies legs off Kathy xx

£50

Jd

Well done on your fundraising efforts and a lovely way to acknowledge your dad.

£15

Simon Carlon

£20

Cheryl Parsons

More than happy to donate Rachel - good luck

£10

Nick Mowbray

Best of luck Rachel - hope it goes well! N

£10.40

James Barningham

£104

Anonymous

Good Luck

£30.16

Tracey Harding

Great cause Rachel, happy to support and if you want an SD walking partner some days, let me know xxx

£30.16

Sue Newton

Hi Rachel, I'm so sorry for your loss. This is a great cause. Good luck with the 74 miles, Sue

£30.16

Di Wilk

£20.80

Gary Winson

Great cause Rachel, I'll keep an eye on Strava ! Very Best Wishes.

£26

Tony West

Best of luck Rachel - a great cause. Make sure you have a nice large glass of something fizzy waiting at the end!

£15.60

Victoria Targett

£15.60

Michael Johnson

Great cause! Good luck - I'm sure you'll exceed your miles target!!

£20.80

Andrew D Frost

A wonderful thing to do Rachel and one I'm sure your Dad would be so proud of x

£20.80

Andrew Voice

£15.60

Cat Nisbet

Good Luck Rachel!

£20.80

Sara Hyde

Good luck Rachel, sounds a great plan x

£25

Jimmy Kumar

Great cause, best of luck.

£31.20

David Tilley

Best of luck, Rachel.

£15

Barry Stonebridge

Good luck Rachel.

£50

Jeffrey Hobson

£10

Dave Hall

Good luck Rachel

£5

Anonymous

Best of luck Rachel x

£26

Benita Greenway

Im so sorry to hear the news I did not know, but what a great thing to do in you Dad's memory. I am sure you will enjoy every step as you walk along thinking of all the good times you shared. Benita x

£20

Clair Miles

Best of luck Rachel :-) my partner lost his mum to this awful cancer a few years back xx

£15.60

David Parkin

Good luck Rachel. Great cause.

£50

The Weirys

All the best Rach.xxx

£25

Craig Steffensen

Good luck, sorry to hear about your loss.

£20.80

Kimberley Whitworth

Good luck x

£20.80

Rae Morris

Great cause Rachel, I know you will smash it.

£10.40

Laura Balshaw

Sorry to hear of your loss Rachel, hope you raise loads of money x

£25

Bhavna Mistry-mckie

Every step you take will count towards this great cause! Thinking of you and your family. Love Bhav and Tony xxx

£10

Fran Court

Thinking of you and your family. Good luck and enjoy your walk. Xx

£26

Abbi And Dylan

Good luck Rach, what an amazing cause

£20.80

April

Your Dad would be so so proud of you for doing this xxxxx

£20.80

Andy Webster

A great challenge. Thinking of you. Love to all, Andy Jody, Adam & Daniel x

£52

Patsy & Craig

Best of luck Rach, although I have absolutely no doubt you will smash it!! Sending you our love Patsy & Craig xx

£20

Lindsay Croll

Good luck Rach x

£20.80

Jen Thomas

You can do it ! Thinking of you, love Jen and Rhyd xx

£20

John Simpson

Good luck Rachel. A great cause. Love The Simpsons. Xxx

£76.96

Potters

£20.80

Jenny Maycock