Her parents Amy and Dave are taking part in the slightly longer run, the Jingle Bell Jog which is 5k around the Pavilion Gardens in Buxton after their little Reindeer has ran, and probably being fed by Grandma!

Darrell was a fit and healthy Grandad and he was enjoying retirement, family time, extensive travel, walking, art and volunteering at the Buxton Opera House.  He had finished his working life after 35 years as a Postman and he was a familiar face within the community.  The bald, smiling, laughing postie!

In December 2016 Darrell was diagnosed with Cardiac Amyloidosis and life changed.  This is a rare, serious condition caused by deposits of an abnormal protein (amyloid) in the heart tissue. These deposits make it hard for the heart to work properly.  Without treatment, this can lead to organ failure.  There is not currently a cure for amyloidosis. 

After years of treatment and side effects that go with chemotherapy and steroids, thankfully hair falling out was not a problem to Darrell!  Darrell and his wife Tina were directed to Blythe House for help, support and assistance with quality of life, and they couldn’t have been more welcomed by the team.   After all medical treatment received so far from Macclesfield Hospital and the Royal London Hospital, Blythe House is right for them now.

Blythe House adds quality to life by providing the highest levels of care for people in the High Peak who are affected by cancer and certain other life-limiting illnesses and supporting those who are bereaved.  They need to raise £3,200 a day to support these services.

£50 would pay for three hours Hospice at Home care for someone in their last weeks of life.

£100 would pay for half a day’s physiotherapy for a patient struggling with mobility as a result of their illness.

£150 would pay for 5 counselling sessions for a bereaved child at one of the hardest times of their life.

£450 would pay for three nights of care for a patient at the end of their life who wants to remain in their own home

Tala was asked to share 3 words which made her think of Grandad.  She said, ‘Lu VEE You’.  That’s 3 words isn’t it, with a cheeky grin.

Please take the time to sponsor Tala, Amy & Dave to assist Blythe House continuing to support Buxton and the High Peak.  We always think these kinds of things won’t happen to us, but you just never know.