The parents from the Millhead Dynamos team will be undertaking the challenge of the Bay Limestone Round as a relay team. The team will be running the final section into Arnside alongside their parents.

We are raising money for CancerCare because our goalie, Samuel joined Millhead Dynamos in 2023 to help take his mind off all his worries.....

Samuel's Mum and Dad, Emily & Henry have battled cancer together. In 2019 whilst completing a barbering course together Emily noticed a Mole on Henry’s jawline. She urged Henry to get an appointment to have it checked. After a mole removal and biopsies, they were broken the news that it was Melanoma.

After another surgery to remove any cancerous tissue it was a time they wished they could put behind them however between the cancer removal in 2019 until 2022 Henry was experiencing a lot of discomfort in his scar tissue. The decision was made to remove the scar and scar tissue in the hope he would heal better. During the routine operation in November 2022, they notice a lymph node looks slight pigmented. They decided to take biopsies to be on the safe side and in December 2022 3 days before Xmas he was diagnosed with stage 3 Melanoma.

January 2023 Henry faced life changing surgery- a full neck dissection and skin flap to remove the cancer following 6 months of oral chemotherapy. 2023 was a challenging year for the whole family so at the start of 2024 it was a fresh start for them all until Emily became unwell mid-January.

In a sad twist of irony, the day Henry was climbing mount Snowden to raise money for a local cancer charity, Emily was diagnosed with bowel Cancer. In March 2024, Emily had surgery to remove the cancer leaving her with a permanent colostomy. Recovery well from her surgery Henry received a routine scan in July only to receive the devastating news that his cancer had returned at stage 4 and this time inoperable.

Henry is currently receiving immunotherapy and his latest scans indicate the treatment is working! Emily & Henry share a large family 2 girls and 4 boys. All the children have been incredible, all having their own struggles in different ways but have been resilient enough to focus on the positives. Samuel impartially.

The team have been such an amazing support network for not just Sam but for the family. Helping Sam attend training and matches when it wasn’t possible for his parents to take him, parent and other team members lending an ear if needed and really channelling such positivity into him out of the goodness of their hearts.