cancer fundraising
15 years ago today, June 15th 2009, we lost Dad. It was the day when everything changed. It’s a long time ago now. The sadness never goes away, but the all consuming grief has been replaced by acceptance and importantly the strong loving bond endures unbroken. If Dad was alive today he would have been
Four years ago on June 13th, 2020 Kelly Smith @Kickasskell died of bowel cancer. It was the late Deborah bowelbabe James who suggested that I contact Kelly while I was meeting people for my fundraising book, The Record.
Show 16 could only start this week with a song from The Alarm. The recent news about Mike Peters fighting cancer once again has been a shock to many and he is very much in our thoughts. I will be playing plenty more music by him as his treatment progresses. Without A Fight is totally apt for the moment and is taken from The Alarm’s Under Attack album.
Show 14 is kind of split down the middle with old classics and new tunes. The question is do you class tracks from 2006/07, of which there are a few in this week’s show, as old classics? I thought it was about time to have something by The Stone Roses on the show and a great song to start the show with.
The King Pooie Orangutans have turned out to be a huge hit. It’s never easy to predict how well any of the fundraising items will do and this was no different.
Today marks the start of bowel cancer awareness month. 30 day to raise awareness about this awful disease. I will be doing my bit during April and hopefully raising a few pennies at the same time. This year I will hopefully keep a good balance. So, whilst not ignoring loss and the devastation and pain this disease can cause, I will also focus on some of amazing people that I have become friends with and their inspirational stories. Remember, know your own body and if symptoms persist go and checked by your GP x
