Le Tour de Boswells
Team: Remembering Jeremy Burn
Team: Remembering Jeremy Burn
In 2012 my father-in-law Jeremy Burn was
diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. From him thrashing me at tennis (as usual) on
the 16th June, to being diagnosed on the 25th June, Jeremy died less than 2
months later on the 12th August. The speed and ferocity of this horrific
disease that killed this very fit and healthy 64 year old shocked us all.
Jeremy set up and ran a chain of coffee shops around the South East of England
called Boswells. Myself and my 4 brothers-in-law have decided to cycle to each
of the 15 branches from Newport in the West, down to Portsmouth in the South, up
to Oxford and finishing in Gloucester with all other branches in between. For
someone who hasn’t ridden a bike for 5 years and whose exercise regime was
wiped out as soon as Sam (now 4) was born, this is a major challenge!!
Some facts and figures about pancreatic cancer:
With a higher profile we hope that more attention and funding will be allocated to this disease. With recent developments in genetics and immunotherapy, it feels at last that significant progress is within our grasp against this terrible disease.
Please give generously to fight against this disease. Thanks in advance
Nick
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