Together we walk!
In April I will be celebrating 10 years of working for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity which means that the Charity has also been part of my daughter, Honor’s, life for all her living memory, and longer. Therefore, the two of us have decided to walk the 15-mile Banham Marsden March and have set ourselves the target of raising £10,000. And by walk, I mean she will hop, skip, jump and probably sail through it, held back only by my arthritic ankles and dodgy knees. I am hoping it is a suitably long enough walk that even she may slow towards the end and need the encouragement of knowing that lots of kind people like you have hopefully sponsored her, so she has to continue to drag me to the finish line.
In my time at RMCC I have been privileged to work alongside so many inspirational doctors, researchers, nurses and Charity staff who have dedicated themselves to helping the countless patients who walk through the doors of the hospital but also the hundreds of thousands of others who will never come near the hospital but benefit from the world leading research that takes place here. It has also been a joy to work with so many incredible patients who bravely share their story to support our work and I will be eternally grateful to every single supporter I have been lucky enough to meet during the last 10 years, whose generosity is truly exceptional and who make the hospital’s world-leading work possible.
There have been many times during the last ten years when I have had to tell Honor that I won’t be at her sports match, swimming gala, athletics meet, end of term concert and even occasionally a parents meeting (even though I know that is something I should not have missed). Most of the time she has accepted, with reasonable grace, that my work had to come first. And when my father/her grandfather needed the best of the best from the hospital, and my goodness they delivered and not only saved his life but did it with such compassion and commitment, she understood why the hospital and the funds needed to support their work mattered so much. She doesn’t remember it, but I will also be eternally grateful that not only have The Royal Marsden given Honor so much more time with her grandfather they also gave her a few precious months with her grandmother and gave me memories of my mother and Honor together that I will cherish forever.
Therefore, I really hope you will consider sponsoring us and helping us reach our target so that together we can say thank you to The Royal Marsden for everything they have done for our family but also for the most fulfilling, inspiring and wonderful 10 years of my professional life.
Thank you so much for anything you can generously give us, and I promise as the 15 miles pass (slower than Honor would like them to) it will be your sponsorship that keeps us going.
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Thank you to my Sponsors
£50
Eleanor Broad
£20
Kate Mills
Best of luck with it. A lovely thing to do with your daughter 😊
£200
Sandie Scott
Good luck Dream team! ❤️
£10
Danielle Byrne
10 years is an incredible milestone! So much to celebrate in those 10 years too! Best of luck to you & Honour on the day! Xx
£75
Billie And Hattie
What a wonderful thing to do with so many memories to cherish on that walk.. May the sun be shining for you girls xxx
£20
Fiona Hodges
Wishing you the best of luck
£30
Deborah Broadhead
Well done and enjoy the stroll!!
£50
Joanna Emery
Go Honor and Antonia ! What a worthy and wonderful cause
£50
Adam, Hils, Lizzie And Tom X
Best of luck with the walk!
£50
Amy Edwards
Go girl!!
£500
M Cannon Brookes Charitable Trust
£50
Steve Ingham
Good luck Antonia from an old friend:)
£50
Youngers
£10
Eleanor Fox
Well done! Love from Ellie and Jenny xx
£50
Anna Vincent
Best of luck x
£20
George Chalkias
£20
Hannah Beard
Totally inspiring Antonia! Best of luck to you & Honor - and thank you for all you, RMCC & RM teams continue to do to give more people those extra months/years!
£10
Ms De Villiers
£100
Henrietta Valette
Good luck! Xx
£50
The Pw Family
We believe in you! The Royal Marsden are lucky to have you. I couldn’t have got through the last few years without you both. So many people will benefit from your dedication and strength. We’ll be thinking of you and cheering you on! So much love to you and Honor Melissa and the rest of the P Dubz gang!!! xxx
£50
Jody And Liz Davies
Gorgeous girls! You’re amazing, we’re so proud and all for such a brilliant cause! Thinking of you very much and sending big love xxx
£50
Emily Vest
Go Bones! ❤️
£35
Kate Bailey
Wishing you both the very best of luck! All good wishes and support, Miss Bailey
£10
Nicola Lee-metcalfe
£35
Tom Mott
Good on you both and happy walking! x
£25
Dan, Shiva, Tom And Sophie
Sending our best wishes Antonia and Honor.
£50
The Amlots
Great cause. Hope the miles fly by!! X
£100
Anya Seymour
all love & luck on the day! x
£50
Laura Frewin
Wishing you love and fair weather for the walk ☀️ Congratulations, Antonia, for your 10 years of hard work for the Royal Marsden and well done to you and Honor for your endeavours on the day ❤️
£30
Sarah Conway
Amazing effort Antonia and Honor. You’ll smash it! Love Ella, Sarah and the Conway Tribe xx
£50
Mary-ellen Blower
Well done you two awesome Dalmahoys. Together you will smash it xx
£500
Nicole J
Good luck Antonia for the walk and what a fantastic way to celebrate 10 years at the RMCC!
£30
Lucy Harriss
You can do it!! Great team, great charity Love Lucy & Emilia xx
£100
Hallie & Gemma
Go girls! Amazing stuff - we’re cheering you on from our sofa 😆
£100
Gilad And Cheryl Hayeem
Good Good Luck 🙏
£35
Hsin Chen
£35
Nicky & Nia
Good luck Antonia & Honor. What a wonderful cause x
£50
Fiona Auty
Wishing you both the best of luck and all our love and support in this great endeavour xxxx
£100
Kevin Waudby
On behalf of everyone at Good Innovation, we hope your arthritic ankles see you over the finish line. Good luck keeping up with Honor!
£250
Andrew Fisher
Good luck Antonia and Honor
£20
H Laura Tattersall
£100
Venetia Henderson
What you have achieved for the charity in 10 years should also be recognised and applauded. What The Marsden has done for both of our parents, and Honor's grandparents is truly amazing, allowing all of us more very precious time xxx
£20
Lucy, Mark, Edward And Alice X
Congratulations on 10 years contributing to such a fantastic cause and wishing you the best of luck!
£20
Jacqui Segal
£100
Lucinda Langton
Good luck!
£2.5k
Boyes Trust
£100
Richard Cormack
£200
Claire Hensman
£200
Jacquie Gulbenkian
We know you can do it together and raise the funds if not more. Well done!! Jacquie and Paul xx
£20
Christina St Croix
Good luck team! Xx
£1,000
Roger Henderson
Good luck with love from Sandie and Dummer
£100
Jane Hiles
Thankyou for all you do to support Royal Marsden who so wonderfully support patients like me.
£100
Emily Rowan
In Nevis and missing you
£50
Juliet And Stephen Savage
Get the wine ready to celebrate completion of your march
£20
Jamie Fergusson
Good for you! Love from Brazil
£100
Camilla Gray Muir
Please make sure you carry balloons and eat a lot of Crunchies
Better late than never! Hope it was a lovely and happy walk for you two...:)