Walking together in memory of Ali
“Live each day to the full, and whatever you do, enjoy yourself. Make the most of every moment filled with happiness and purpose”. These were the words myself and my brother grew up with. Our father was the most active, healthy and happy man.
In the summer of 2021, our father was diagnosed with head and neck cancer. With the help of the team at the Royal Marsden, he went into remission and on to enjoying almost two years of a “normal” life, living each moment to the full. Then, in the summer of 2023, we found out the cancer had come back, and this time, more aggressively. For the next 18 months our father showed us what it meant to have hope, be resilient and keep on fighting. He went through clinical trials and until the very last moment, held on to the possibility of a miracle. On the 1st of January, 2025, our father left us peacefully under the care of the Chelsea Royal Marsden team. His stay in hospital was brief, and he was surrounded by his loved ones.
Our path in life has changed, but we will continue moving as our father would have wanted us to. On 11th May, at 11am, we will walk for 15 miles and know that our father would be so proud of us and that he would be on this walk too - embracing the activity, community and purpose. We will be walking in his memory, and all those who are living with cancer, those who have lost their lives, and those who are affected by a loved one who is fighting the disease. Please join us, we would love for you to walk with us!
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Sachin & Pooja Duggal
£200
Sayed Gobadi
£200
Darya & Max
Love you all - our sweet Ali joon would be so proud.
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Wassim & Albert
£150
Luxe Projects London
From all at Luxe Projects London with condolences
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Anonymous
🖤
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Juliet Medforth
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Anonymous
♥️
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Bahram Saberi & Ekaterina Kozlova
Hello, Good luck with the walk. Our thoughts are with you and your family. This is a very honourable cause.
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Michaelis Boyd Associates Ltd
£100
Kathy & Greg
Beautiful message, and no better purpose!
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Maggie
A beautiful way to make a difference together.
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Serena Bolton
A truly great cause and good luck with the walk
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Melis Kahya
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Victoria Thornberry
I lost my Mum quite young like you and also to cancer. We keep fighting this wicked disease.
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Paul Chmiel
Ali will be looking down on you smiling!!
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Jeremy Davidson
Walking with you in spirit X
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Emily Faccini
Sending much love and support xx all the Faccinis
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Sherifa Gabbani
£75
Stephen Fitzmaurice
Wear comfy shoes x
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Gabriella Raphael
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Kattie & Garry Hutcheson
Sending you all love and light. Thinking of you all everyday. ❤️🩹
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Nadine Ayache
£50
Caroline
£50
Anna Campbell
So so so proud of you 👏 sending all the luck 🍀 and love 💕 in the world! Cheering you guys on every step of the way xx
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Selma Hansen
We are so proud of you. All my love, always.
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Anonymous
What a beautiful way to remember Ali. Well done all x
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Caroline & Steven
Love to Team Yazdi x
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Sandra Campbell
What a lovely thing to do Ellia. Your Dad would be so proud of you xxx
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Aiden Hodgson
You’re gonna smash it yazzers
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Karen Rogers
Go Team Yazdi! Karen & Rob x
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Adriaan Mol
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Shailina,mohin,rohin&ashani Benning
Support, love and good wishes
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Louise And Karl
Best of luck. In loving memory of the lovely Ali xx
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Misa Zahar
❤️ lovely
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Anahita Sarfaraz
It is amazing what you are doing, thank you very much , and Good luck.
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Arezou Azad
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Sanaz Etebarian
Ali was exactly how you described him. His energy and smile was contagious! He will be sorely missed. I’m sure he will be smiling from ear to ear, watching you walk in his honour. No doubt, very proud. Well done! If I was in London I would be walking right beside you. Sending the Yazdi family much love!
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Carol And Ken
Such a good cause. Good luck to you all
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Taraneh Azad
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Fatty Reshad
Well done team! Very proud of you. ❤️
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Grace Glasby
Love you girls so much x
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Edward Allan
Great effort and very best wishes for the march! X
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Amy Lambert
Such beautiful words, so proud of you Ellia, love you so much and GOOD LUCK! Will be thinking of you all❤️
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Kim Shillinglaw
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Nazanin Khamar
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Liv Harris
So proud of you all ❤️ the best team
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Gabriella Stokes
You have got this! So proud of you! ❤️ love you ells!! Cheering you from afar!
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Georgie Condie
So proud of all of you, especially Ells your dad would be amazed at this and will be supporting you from all across the country. 🩷
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Mattia Bertone
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Tedworth Property
All the best with the walk Nicky and for such a great cause 👏🏻
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Maya Azad
£20
Simon Orozco
Vamos!
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Daisy Ludlam
So proud of you Ellia 💘💘💘
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Teddy Barlow
Allez!, Allez!
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Noah Tapper
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Juliet
💗💗💗
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Laila
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Julien Rami
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Anonymous
Lots of love guys what a lovely way to honour him❤️❤️
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Anonymous
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Delfina Faccini
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Alice Fitzmaurice
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Manray Madani Davies
Love this!
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Sibylle Duval
Love you Ells
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Ben Lee
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Brianna Freire
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Noriko Hatanaka
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Anonymous
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Lily Doyle
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Anonymous
sending so much love ♥️
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Andrew Burlison
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Beau Salmon
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Arman Cser
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Maddie Harvey
Beautiful words Ellia, so proud of you❤️❤️❤️
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Callum Lambert
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Anonymous
Go ooon ELYAA
So inspired