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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is all about my cousin “Dan the Man”……</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">On Christmas Eve last year we had the shocking news that our gorgeous, 36 year old, energetic, talented sportsman Dan was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Cancer and was already at Stage IV.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has been through an awful year of intensive chemo, blood transfusions and radiotherapy treatment which he has battled with great courage and humour along the way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His new “hangout” became the Haematology and Oncology unit at Northampton General Hospital where he was looked after with incredible expertise, compassion and friendliness.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dan’s last 12 months have not been the greatest and he has been my inspiration this year to get off the sofa, reach for my dusty trainers and run "a Marathon" for Dan, just not all in one go!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My first run was in April - a <strong>10K</strong> double loop racing around Silverstone Race track, the second“The Race for Life” <strong>10K </strong>in Milton Keynes, the third a <strong>5K </strong>run for Cancer research around Willen Lake in MK, the fourth a <strong>10K </strong>double loop around Willen Lake again, for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Blood cancer (ouch those sneaky hills!) culminating with the last <strong>10K </strong>“Mo-vember Run” around Campbell Park, MK on Sunday 13 November - of course I’ll wear a moustache!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This finale run brings me to a total of <strong>45km or 27.9 miles</strong>….so I guess you could say “I’ve almost run a Marathon”!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Phew!</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dan is due back at NGH on 9 December for a final scan almost a year on from that awful day in 2010 - we all hope and pray he will be given the all clear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Worst case scenario will be having to find a suitable bone marrow donor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It is because of the wonderful treatment and care Dan has received at the Haematology and Oncology unit at NGH that I therefore really want to raise funds via the Macmillan Cancer appeal for the renovation of this great unit which has seen Dan through times of despair and gloom to where he is today….I can tell he’s on the mend because his banter is definitely improving and he’s almost back to being “Dan the Man”!</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you can dig deep and donate to this great unit however small….every little helps!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Huge thanks and much appreciation</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Emily x</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">To find out more about the new unit at NGH click on the below link:</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><a href="http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Donate/MacmillanProjects/NorthamptonGeneralHospitalProject/NorthamptonGeneralHospitalProject.aspx"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #0000ff; font-size: small;">http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Donate/MacmillanProjects/NorthamptonGeneralHospitalProject/NorthamptonGeneralHospitalProject.aspx</span></a></p>