Stephanie Davies

STEVIE'S SWIM in memory of NIGEL JENKINS

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In memory of Nigel Jenkins
Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund

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We research early diagnosis and treatments to beat pancreatic cancer.

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DONE!  On 8th August, 2014, the sea was calm & a lifeguard free so I grabbed the opportunity to swim to Snaple Point. It took about 45 minutes, there & back. The outward swim was so beautiful - pausing to lie on my back when tired & just rock with the waves, seeing the curves of the green Langland cliffs from the peaceful sea & the stick-people walking round to & from the Point. The lifeguard was very patient; said he was getting a nice tan on his back. The return journey was hard but I remembered who I was swimming for - Nigel Jenkins - poet, teacher, friend & all-round beautiful human being. 

LAMENT FOR NIGEL JENKINS by STEVE GRIFFITHS

An hour before I heard of his death
I saw a kingfisher in black and white
in a fold of January half-light.
It crossed the river away from me.
Wet noise closed in and I lost it:
something rare, keen-eyed
for stillness and every stirring,
welcome in surprised lives,
holding its flash of blue
bowstrung like a good word
for the right unleashing.

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Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund

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Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund is the only national charity dedicated solely to beating pancreatic cancer through research. Survival rates are low, so new research is vital. In the past, this cancer received little attention. With your help, we can change this so more people beat pancreatic cancer.

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