Eddie Wilkinson

Eddie Walks the Walk for Sarcoma UK

Fundraising for Sarcoma UK
£8,184
raised of £3,000 target
In memory of Jamie McClusky
Love for Jamie Group Fund
Campaign by Sarcoma UK (RCN in England and Wales 1139869, Scotland SC044260)
Thank you for supporting Love for Jamie Group Fund page raising funds in memory of Jamie for the bone and soft tissue cancer charity Sarcoma UK.

Story

On September 1st, 2021, my cousin and good friend Jamie tragically died at the age of 19 after spending just three weeks in hospital. The day before his death, he had been diagnosed with liver sarcoma, a very rare and poorly understood form of cancer. Jamie’s death left us all with a huge mix of emotions, from the obvious grief of losing someone so close to us so suddenly to anger and confusion with our health services for why more was not done to save his life. With hindsight, however, there is no one to blame for Jamie’s illness and death but only a lack of understanding of such an aggressive and rare disease.

Jamie was an incredible guy, always positive, optimistic and full of ambition. In an attempt somewhat replicate Jamie’s inspiring bravery, I have therefore decided to walk a near 1000km route along the full length of England as a fundraising effort for Sarcoma UK. By raising greater awareness and funding, we will contribute to the continuous effort from Sarcoma UK in improving both treatments and diagnosis capabilities for patients with sarcoma, so that others don’t have to go through the same pain that we all have in losing someone so dear to us. My walk will join many of the main walking trails in England (Pennine Way, Manchester Horizon Walk, Staffordshire Way, Heart of England Way, Cotswold Way, Macmillan Way) to form one long route from Yetholm in the Scottish Borders to the Dorset coast near Abbotsbury.

Anyone who knows me well enough will be right in thinking that I haven’t done enough training to make this a stroll in the park. So I’m hoping that the more donations that come in the more the inevitable pain will feel worth it! In all seriousness, any donations will be endlessly helpful in the fight against sarcoma and will contribute to saving many lives, similar to that of Jamie’s.

Thanks for all the support,

Eddie

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About the campaign

Thank you for supporting Love for Jamie Group Fund page raising funds in memory of Jamie for the bone and soft tissue cancer charity Sarcoma UK.

About the charity

Sarcoma UK

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RCN in England and Wales 1139869, Scotland SC044260
We are the only charity in the UK focusing on all types of sarcoma. Our mission is to increase knowledge and awareness of sarcoma through ground-breaking programmes to transform the landscape for everyone affected by sarcoma. Charity reg no. (1139869) Company limited by guarantee (7487432).

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Total raised
£8,183.13
+ £1,389.75 Gift Aid
Online donations
£8,183.13
Offline donations
£0.00

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