Natalie and Alex's Fundraiser for Macmillan and The Christie
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Natalie Ho
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Natalie and Alex's Fundraiser for Macmillan and The Christie
Last July, my brother Henry was diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer right after his 20th birthday. It’s been a really strange and scary time since then, with Henry undergoing surgery, six weeks of radiotherapy, and four rounds of chemo, as well as spending both his birthday and Christmas day in A&E. As his big sister, it’s been heartbreaking seeing Henry be so positive and resilient in the face of such a devastating disease at a time when he should be enjoying uni life with friends. Unfortunately, the tumour progressed despite this aggressive treatment with all its awful side effects, so our next step is extensive surgery planned for next month.
It’s been over half a year since Henry was diagnosed, but I think we’re all still trying to process just how quickly our family’s lives changed overnight. Last summer, our focus was on visiting our grandad in HK after he himself was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer. Suddenly, Henry became too ill to travel and went from being back home from uni for the summer to undergoing cancer treatment. My dad gave up his job and moved back from HK. I was a few days away from moving to London when I pulled out of my house and deferred my first year working as a doctor to move back home.
There’s been so much change, apprehension, and uncertainty, but the one constant since last summer has been the absolutely amazing support from Macmillan and The Christie Hospital every step of the way.
Macmillan have been an incredible source of support from the very beginning - Henry’s Macmillan nurse Carol and the Macmillan team have been there from the first moment that cancer was raised as a possibility then throughout each stage of treatment. Macmillan offers this invaluable support to cancer patients across the UK every day. Unfortunately, nearly 1 in 2 of us will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in our lives, and its impact on my grandad and Henry has been a brutal reminder that cancer can affect anyone at any age. Each year, Macmillan supports millions of people affected by cancer and their families, which is only made possible by those who kindly donate.
We’re also so grateful for the care and treatment that Henry receives at The Christie. From daily radiotherapy and cycles of chemo infusions at the Teenage and Young Adult unit to an upcoming major surgery with a 2-3 week stay, we couldn’t be more grateful to be in the hands of such an experienced, supportive, and understanding team. We’re so lucky to have a world-leading cancer centre on our doorstep here in Manchester, but The Christie also offers life-changing and life-saving treatment to cancer patients across the UK - it’s been truly eye-opening hearing stories from so many people whose relatives have been under its care. Again, this invaluable work at The Christie is only made possible by donations.
In support of all that they’ve done for Henry and countless others affected by cancer, my boyfriend Alex and I will be fundraising for The Christie and Macmillan over the coming months. In a week’s time, Alex will be running the Cambridge Half Marathon. In the months after Henry’s surgery, we’ll be tackling each of the Three Peaks (Scafell Pike, Snowdon with family and friends, and Ben Nevis) before Henry’s 21st birthday in June.
We’d be so grateful for any donations towards these two amazing causes, however big or small! Half of the proceeds will help fund life-changing and life-saving research, care, and treatment at The Christie, and the other half will go towards Macmillan’s vital work supporting millions of people affected by cancer across the UK.
Thank you so much for reading and considering donating ❤️
£5,217.20
+£448.00 Gift Aid
raised of £1,000 target
by 133 supporters
Supporters 133
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2 months, 3 weeks
Anonymous
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2 months, 3 weeks
Anonymous
❤️
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Anonymous
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H5 months, 2 weeks
Heather
Well done with all your activities to support these great organisations!
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Jessie B
Sending so much love to you and your family nat❤️ you’re all incredibly strong, keep going xxx
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Dan J
Sending love and support to you, Natalie, and your whole family. Henry, you're an inspiration - stay strong!
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Min-Kyoo Kim
On behalf of the All Greys Rugby Club, which Alex has been an integral part of this season - well done both, and good luck!
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Anonymous
Well done Natalie and Alex!
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Kim
Good luck Natalie and Alex! Thinking of Henry and you all xx
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
Wish you lots of luck in this difficult time! ❤️
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Anonymous
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Debbie Sheldon & Andrew Hulme
With lots of love and hugs to you Henry and all your family.♥️xx
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Annette
Good luck Natalie and Alex. Have fun, you can do this xxx
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Lin and Ken
Staying positive is the one thing that can help us through the darkest of times. Better days are on the way!
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7 months, 3 weeks
Anonymous
Amazing what you are doing.
Your family are in my thoughts
Good luck Natalie ♥️£ 10.00
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7 months, 3 weeks
Anonymous
Henry I am keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. I hope you and your family will look back on this period of your lives as nothing more than a bad dream someday.
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7 months, 3 weeks
Anonymous
Good luck Natalie xx
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Amy
Good luck in your half marathon Natalie and Alex 💚 lots of love xxx
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Katy Brown
Such an amazing thing to do - sending all our love to Henry, you and all your family <3
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Anonymous
Stay strong! Have you in all our prayers 💜🫶🏼
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Steph
Go Natalie and Alex!!! Keeping Henry and you all in my thoughts <3
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Claudia
I cannot imagine what you and your family must be going through right now. Sending all my love.
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Anonymous
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Rebecca Fox
An incredible cause - sending love to you and your family ❤️ And good luck with the various challenges!!
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Lakshiv
All the very best to Henry and your whole family, Natalie.
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Anonymous
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