Bravery
Together we walk!
I’m walking to support The Royal Marsden, a world-leading cancer centre. By donating to my page, their nurses, doctors, and research teams can provide the very best care and develop life-saving treatments, which are used across the UK and around the world. Together, we can transform the lives of cancer patients. Please support me and 'Team Ida' as we 'March For Marsden' to raise money.
Why 'Team Ida'?
Ida is my 13 year old daughter. She is beautiful and brave, a humble warrior in the truest sense.
Ida has inspired us with her resilience and courage. 3 years ago Ida was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma on her 11th birthday. A bolt from the blue that derailed her last term of primary school. It was a heart-breaking and scary time for us.
The Royal Marsden took Ida under their wing and she had 6 months of chemotherapy that made her well again. Following treatment she flourished into a confident teenager, coming into her own socially and doing brilliantly at school.
Last summer we were devastated to learn that the Hodgkins Lymphoma had come back. Ida is in a small percentage of children who relapse after first-line treatment. Ida is now undergoing an even longer and more intensive treatment programme to cure her. This has included being a pioneer on an immunotherapy clinical trial and she'll need a long hospital stay in the late Spring for a stem cell transplant.
It’s been an incredibly turbulent time but our family get a real sense of comfort, security and hope when we are at the Royal Marsden. Not only are we in very safe hands medically, it's the radiating warmth and positivity of staff that lifts Ida's spirits and we valued that so much. We are hugely grateful everyday for the amazing, hard-working people and resources of the Royal Marsden and we don't take any of it for granted.
Together with Ida's equally brave and beautiful younger sister, my rock of a sister and some of my amazing gung-ho friends, we will March for Marsden on May 12th to raise funds for this vitally important hospital.
Please support us.
Deepest thanks
Lia
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Will Butler
£500
Michelle
Sending you all so much love and healing 🩷❤️🩷 Ida sorry you’re going through this, so much so young. ❤️🩷❤️
£352
Jayne
Ida, you are a beautiful, incredibly brave and courageous young lady. All who know you, and of you, give you their hearts and strength to help you through your recover. Know you are loved always and for ever.
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Anonymous
£250
Hamish Moseley
£250
Anonymous
£200
Dominique Chandler
Sending lots of hugs, strength and love to you all. Go Team Ida!
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Sarah Stanley
£116
Elevenfiftyfive
Sending lots of strength and courage from team elevenfiftyfive.
£110
Kevin Jennings
We love NC
£100
Alison Cornwell
Wishing Ida the very best for a strong recovery. xx
£100
Emikyj Fenech
I am galvanising everyone into supporting you and team Ida so know you will go way past your target for such a worthy cause xxx
£100
Chris Warrington
With love from all at CP
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Anne Cachia
Keeping you in our prayers.
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Llewellyn Radley
Sending you love and best wishes
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Dom, Taz & Zalia X
Go team Ida. Thinking of you all from afar.
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Ruth Timms
£100
Richard Webb
£100
Seamus Malin
Ida , we have not met……but thanks to Grams you are a super hero in our household. With you all the way !!
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Adams Family
Love and Best Wishes
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Tony And Joyce Curmi
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Paul, Will, Louis & Cleo Stevens
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John Carey
lots of love and hugs x
£75
Elizabeth And Hesham Hassan
Hello Ida, Although we haven't met, we know you through your dear Nana and think you are so brave. We pray that everything goes well for you. xxxx ❤❤❤
£70
Anonymous
Sending all our love and support to you all! 💪😘
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Mark & Anne
Go Lia! Go Team Ida!!!
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Waller
Sending love. XXX
£50
Guy Barnes
£50
Rosemary Marcuse
Well done - we’ve heard about your story from Emily. We’re all supporting you and your amazing family - keep going, we know you can do it!
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Harry Casey
Best wishes and thinking of you all.
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Matt And Flora
Sending you our very best wishes x
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Ian & Lynn Walker
Love to Ida ❤️ To all the beautiful people with cancer and their families and friends.
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Jo, Christian, Hayden & Al Xx
Incredible bravery. Well done to all who took part in the walk.
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Beth Sequeira
Go Team Ida! Sending loads of love xxxx
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Simone
Wonderful - good luck!
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Emma Burbage
So sorry to hear this xx
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Ellie Gibbons
Sending you much, much love. XXX
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Mary Luke
Thinking of you and your lovely family x
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Charlotte Dwan
Sending much love to you, Ida and your family xx
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Vicki Pett
Great charity and a great cause go team Ida!!
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Kristin Ryan
Amazing Lia! Remember the blister plasters! Kristin Xx
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Ben Luxford
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James Mccrum
£50
Clare Dando
Thinking of you all!!! So much love and strength to Ida, xxx
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Brian & Sarah Davies
Hi Team Ida and in particular Ida's mum, this is one of Melissa's Marchers, we shared the walk with you yesterday at various points and having read your story and seen your message to Melissa just now I am honoured we saw you all on the walk and wanted to sponsor you back!
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The Atkinson’s X
Thinking of you all, sending lots of love & positivity to Ida and you all. Xx
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Anna, Roger And Isaac Xxx
You guys are truly amazing! Wish I could join you on the walk but we'll be with you in spirit.
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Kate Armstrong
Sending lots of love, strength and admiration to your family. Kate. Xxx
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Ruth Hammond
Wow! John and Lia, this is both heartbreaking and incredibly inspiring. Wishing all of you, especially Ida strength for the journey ahead. Big love, Rx
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Julianne Casey
Sending you all lots of love from Ireland ❤️
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Alex Milway
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Louisa Mitchell
Sending love. X
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Hannah & Kyle
Sending big love to the 4 of you xxxx
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Celia Bateman
Amazing achievement Team Ida. Wishing you all the best for the transplant
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Tom Austin Niel
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Abi Murray
With love x
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Graham Trevor Smith
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Donna Edwards
Sending big love 💚
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Michael Wilde
Good Luck Lia and #TeamIda' I know a few people taking part in this years Marsden March for the help they've received from this amazing place.
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Jane Pett
Good luck Team Ida. Our thoughts are with you Lia, Jon & girls. Sending lots of love, Jane, Alex, Didi & Maggie x x x x
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Marjorie & Arthur Hughes
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Zaydan & Mubenah
Good luck to you all! Sending all the love and prayers to Ida - Lots of Love Zaydan and Mubenah xx
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David Timms
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Team Rossiter
Ida you are so strong and such an inspiration to us all ❤️
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Anonymous
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Andy Mayson
So proud of you both
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Chloe, Sky, Wylder And Bobby Xxxx
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Clive And Cathy
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Anonymous
£50
William Sansom
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Cath Meade
Sneding all the love to Ida and her amazing team. x
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Oliver Leaney
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Julia Bowden
Go team Ida! I know myself what fantastic care is given at the Royal Marsden.
£50
Marie-clare Fenech
Much love to you, Ida, John and Eve as you take this second journey ❤️
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Mark Chandler
Incredible strength and resilience. Incredible family unit pulling together. Incredible girl. Love love love x
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Catherine Gallagher
We will be marching with you in spirit. Go Team Ida 🙌
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Mandy Whitlock
Sending much love to you all. Well done yesterday, you smashed it Team Ida xx
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Eileen Keogh
Such admiration for you all - sending so much love
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Anne Hayes
Thinking of you all and sending lots of love. Liam and Anne xx
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Sally Casey
Thinking of you all especially. Ida you’re an inspiration ❤️
£40
Claire Casey
£40
The Hyde’s
With all our love. Phill, Sophie and Edward
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Kenji Lloyd
So much love for you and Team Ida! x
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Tara Barnett
Go Team Ida 👊 Xxx
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Marie Casey
£35
Sue Baker
What an inspirational family, wishing you all lots of love
£35
Karen Patel
With love Karen
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Sara Mackie
£35
Kate Willoughby
Go team Ida! Will come and cheer you on on the day x
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Lou Repka
Sending so much love. Go team Ida!
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Anonymous
£35
Joanne Jones
Go Team Ida!! We hear how amazing Ida is from her cousins, Lottie and Etta, we know she will smash this ❤️
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The Alkin’s
Lots of love and prayers for this next push. You are all a total inspiration. Love Helen, Hayes, Rohan & Elodie xxxx
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Han And Rob Archer
Go Team Ida! We're with you all in supportive spirit and can't wait to give you the biggest squeeze on the day, Lia. Sending so much love to you all. Teddy's Godparents. Xx
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Emma Collie
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Susan Ann Hore
Sending our very best wishes and prayers for a full recovery xxxx John and Sue Hore
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Tara King
You’re amazing. Masses of love to you all 💛🥰
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Annie Greenaway
Sending love to Ida, and the entire family. Annie and Ian
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John Harper
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Anonymous
£35
Katie
Wishing Ida the very best of luck with her treatment, may you all have many magical family times to look forward to together in the future.
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Sarah-lou
Strength to Ida, and to all of you x
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Helen, Joel, Lottie And Etta
We love you guys xxxx
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Melanie Hardwick
Go for it Di & Lewis, a great cause x
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Matthew Breeze
£35
Stephen And Leslie Paul
Good Luck Lia on your walk for such a worthy cause but especially for Ida and the treatment she is embarking on. With love, Leslie (Hannah’s mum)
£30
Catherine Butler
Thinking of you lovely family. We would love to see you in 2024 xxxx
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Penny Bennison
Wishing you much strength and love for the race and for Ida’s journey to recovery. Warmest wishes and thinking of you all, Penny and family xxx
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Leanne Owen
Best of luck ladies ❤️
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Florence Hodsdon
You have always been so Brave, strong, kind and true. Sending lots of love Flo & family
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Di Barnes
Good luck Di & Lewis. Much love Grandma xx
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Liz Harrison
£25
Amy Baker
£25
Emma Hayes
£25
Laura Thomson-staveley
Brilliant cause xx
£25
Neville And Tina Gallagher
All the best to team Ida on 12th May and our thoughts and prayers are with Ida as she goes through her treatment.
£25
Melissa’s Marchers
Hi Lia. Thank you so much for your sponsorship and your lovely words x I actually tried to see if I could find a way to message you this morning as the moment we had will stay with me for a long time. You are an amazing woman and to raise the funds you have is just incredible. At the finish line I thought of Ida and I wish I could have seen her face as you completed the 15 miles. She must be so proud of you and the team. Thank you 🧡 Melissa
£25
Christopher Rossiter
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The Currie Crew
Sending much love from all of us to you and your wonderful family 🩷🩷🩷
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Jonathan Chavez Lucin
Anna and Jonathan
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Becky Smith
All our love to Ida and to you all from Becky, Jim, Ivy, Kit, Nell & Roman xx
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Sam & Rob
Go girls! Xx
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Hannah Smithson
Good luck to you all! X
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Emma Greenwood
Sending lots of love to you and your family Lia ❤️❤️
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Adrian Lake
Hi Lucy great cause and hope you smash your target. A x
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The Watts
❤️
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Mel Hart
Best of luck to you all, I’ll be thinking of you. Sending you lots of good wishes x
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Lou Rowlands
Huge hugs to you all xxx
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Jenny Elphick
Well done, Di & Lewis for all your efforts on this walk & raising money for dear Ida. Congratulations. With much love xxx
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Janette Douglas
A great idea - hope the sun shines on walking day. Will be thinking of you xx
£20
Pippa Shaw
God team Ida!
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Rachael Withe
Gorgeous, brave and inspirational....like mother like daughter. Love to you all xxxxx
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Tracy, Jason And Lois
Amazing effort Team Ida! Lots of love Tracy, Jason and Lois xx
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Lisa, Liam, Noah & Louis
Sending our love John & Lia - go team Ida! Lisa, liam, Noah and Louis
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Sarah J
Well done and best of wishes for Lia's daughter.
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Nancy Firmin & Family
Go Team Ida!
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Droo Padhiar
Big love to you both. xxx
£20
Hannah Del Grazia
Sorry to wimp out on the walk but will be there in sprit cheering you on from my building site. Stride out and conquer! And raise lots of money for such a great cause xxxx
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R Southwell
£20
Rob
£20
Veronica Statham
Go girls! ♥️
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Emily B
What a brave girl. Thinking of you all today, so sorry to hear what Ida has had to deal with. Sending lots of love xx
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Jacqueline Wendleken
So brave. Team Ida x
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Esther Meyer
£20
Anonymous
£20
Sally Rusling
Good Luck Guys go smash it. Sending love to all and wishing Ida a speedy recovery xXx
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D&b St
£20
Lia Devlin
£20
Anonymous
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Marie White
Devs, good luck. I have never met Ida but - if she’s anything like you - I know she will kick this to the kerb, a second time, with the support of her family and all the amazing hospital staff. Marie x
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Emma Page
Lots of love to you all xxx
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Tracey Bidgood
We are all behind you love go and smash it 💪
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Sammy
Good luck xx
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Emma Hanson
Well done girls xxx
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Debra Smith
Good luck Sophie xx
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Joel
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The Kings
Go Team Ida! Xxx
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Ellie
Sending so much love to you fabulous Devlin’s and French’s. Xxxx
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Karen Flint
Well done Girls xx
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Ian Scorgie
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Ben Metcalf
£20
Chris Lawrance
£20
Alex Ward
Much love to you and your family
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Bronagh Daly
Thinking of you all. Love Bronagh
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Anna Hall (moir)
I’ve not seen you for many years Lia, so sorry to hear of your daughter’s illness. Sending much love, Anna xx
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Singh Rakhi
£20
Jess Wilks
Sending love and positivity to Ida and you all. Love Jess, Matt, Ben & Harry x
£20
Emily Ephgrave
What a great cause. Good luck to you all! xxx
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Brendan Cullen
£20
Richard Lashbrook
£20
Anna Mcilwraith
Good luck!! Remember plasters in case of blisters! 😜
£20
Tanya Quill
£20
Nikki Read
I wish you and , especially your niece, the very best of luck.
£20
Anonymous
£20
Nick Brown
Great cause, good luck
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Emily Leaney
Go Team! X
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Peter And Gillian Goldstone
Good luck Di and Lewis you are amazing 🤩
£20
Coles Family
£20
Hannah Asbury
Best of luck to you all! Xx
£20
Ryan
I am Stacey’s client and would like to donate to your cause
£20
Zoe Sands
£20
Jess, Adam And Oscar
Sending lots of love 🧡
£20
Rosey Weston
Go team Ida! Sending lots of love to you and your beautiful brave girls xx
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Christina De Rienzo
Sending all my love x
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Jenny&craig Smith
Go for it team Ida ❤️❤️❤️
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Tarique
Loads of love xxx
£15
The Carden Family
Sending all the love and strength to you, Ida, and your friends and family. You WILL beat this. ❤️
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Bryony Forde
Go Team Ida!
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Tim Hubbard
All the best
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Ben Ridolfi
Much love Lia x
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Anonymous
£15
Charlie Kemball
£15
Stacey
Best of wishes to Ida, I hope she makes a full recovery
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Holly Tarquini
£15
Tara Rapaccioli
Good luck!
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Anthony Stevens
Well done Sophie.
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Samina Haider
I’m so sorry to hear this Lia! Wishing you all the best for this March and Ida all the strength, courage and well wishes to get through this difficult time. Samina x
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James Dennis
"Just keep swimming"
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Ian Cartwright
Sending positive healthy vibes to all of you x
£15
Wendy Amos
Go Di & team Ida x
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Abbie
Sending luck and love from us all ❤️
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Di Barnes
£15
Toby Statham
Well done everyone
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Kate Harris
£15
Ronnie & Eadie Alkin & Nat X
Sending so much love and hugs! Best wishes Ronnie & Eadie Alkin & Mum (Nat) xxx
£15
Charlene Clear
Hope it’s all gone well and that you get a chance to rest up sore feet tomorrow 💕
£15
Kate Neville-towle
£15
Abi Costello
What a wonderful thing to do. Hope your walk goes really well! Lots of love to all the Fenech family xxx
£15
Duncan Mclean
All the best team Ida. Doing great job raising money. Little to help from fellow SJHS milano Duncan
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Sonya Cross
Go Team Ida ❤️
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Liz Clark
Lots of luck to you and all of Team Ida. X
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James Merchant
£15
Beth Sequeira
Sending loads of Love 💞
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Vanessa Rackham
£15
Claire Kemsley
John and family, what amazingly brave lot you are!!! Sending healing thoughts to you and lots of gentle hugs. Claire and family xxx
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Christine Edwards
Thinking of you
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Victoria Ward
£15
Fern Berresford
Sending you all lots of love & strength xxx
£15
Fiona And Gra
Amazing thing to do Sophie. Best of luck to you all and love and strength to the lovely girls family 💕💕💕
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Simon Hore
£15
Rebecca Dickson
£15
Rosie Simpson
Sending love to you and your family Lia x
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Steph Leighton
Have fun !
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Terry Daine
£15
Amanda
Good luck lovely
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Noah Reich
£10
Georgie Hopkinson
This is a very worthwhile cause and close to all our hearts.
£10
Hannah Fraser
£10
Jo Taylor
£10
Suzie Clark
£10
Kit Butler
£10
Jamie-lee Richmond
£10
Naomi Marcus
Well done Team Ida! She is such an inspiration, brave and beautiful, much love Naomi
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James Field
£10
Sally Edwards
Well done Mila and friends. Xx
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The Firmins
Keep cool and carry on!
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Amy Callard
Great effort & great cause. Good luck x
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Ruth Holland
Congratulations… wonderful cause… love Ruth, Chris and Sophia
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Laura Thirkell
Good luck Sophie and team Ida
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The Sutherlands
❤️❤️❤️
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Mae
Well done Mila
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Ceri Griffiths
£10
Jake Butler
£10
Mary Aldred
Well done Sophie and team Ida xx
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Rachel Crossey
Good luck Tram Hughes, such a good cause and I’m so proud of you all, lots of love, from the Crossey-Taylor’s
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Emma Carr
Good luck Team Ida xxx
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Becca Jupp
Good luck and hope you raise lots
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Mabel, Chrissy, Nige Xxx
Well done Mila !! Xx
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Liz Booth
Great work Di and Lewis 🥰🥰
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Nikki & Ella
Well done Mila 😉
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Maria Nicholson
You've got this Team Ida. We're all behind you in mind and spirit xx
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Sophie Pain
Great cause! Good luck! Sophie, Abigail & Charlotte xx
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Lisa C
Good Luck! Love Lisa C
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Mulvey
Well done team IDA - smashed it especially as it was so hot 🥵 Wishing Ida and her family so much love, strength and recovery xx
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Chris & Debbie Hills
John, Ida and family wishing you the best of luck with your difficult journey. Be strong Ida, you seem to have an amazing family helping you through this blip in your life. All the very best for the walk and the future. X
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Nina Khabra
You’ll smash it 💪 xx
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Bella Fenech
SMASH IT TEAM🤩🤩🤩 my amazing family, I am so proud of you. Ida, you are an inspiration to us all 🩷🩷
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Natasha Colvin
Good luck today. From Tasha & Kieran
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Charlotte, George & Esme
Well done Sophie! 🌷🌷🌷
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Anna Harper
Good luck to everyone taking part for Team Ida..
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Jemma
Good luck!
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Clare Bee
£10
Rajitha Bandara
My best wishes xx
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Kerry Brazier
Go for it!!! ☺️ xxx
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Annie
Lots of luck to you and Lewis. Thinking of Ida and her family and sending love x
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Maxine From Yoga 🧘🏽
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Sofie Baldwin
I’ve know Ida’s family for a while now, and I can honestly say they are the strongest, bravest family I know. Ida is so lovely and is such an amazing big sister to Eve. Stay strong and stay positive! All the best, The happy Pawz family and Sofie xx
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Jane Forster
£10
Charlie Loft
£10
Anne Simmons
Good luck Jeniene
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Ella
Good luck Mila, Love Amelia x
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Holly Shaw
Go Soph! Go Team Ida x
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Anonymous
Good luck Di and Lewis xx
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Alison
Good luck with the run, they are an amazing hospital. Sorry it’s not much of a donation, I’m not able to work at the moment. I have been praying for Ida and all the family since Tina told me. Take care and God bless you all. Love Alison xxx
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Natalia R
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Alison Arthur
Good luck Lewis & Di 🍀 xx
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Anonymous
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Óskar Carroll
love from Óskar
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Amyf
All the luck to the IDA gang & Emily x
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Lucie Chambers
Best of luck to you all xxx
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Laura
Good luck Di and Lewis, I hope you raise lots of money and have a fab time walking together xx
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William Stevens
:p c’mon! Team Ida! Good luck Ida and Mummy and team on the march. Will
Love to you all, you never fail to impress on me the strength of a solid family unit. Ida you incredible, get super well soon gorgeous. X