Geoff Haygreen on LinkedIn: Donate for prostate cancer research (2024)

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Hi everyone - this is one of those posts where life and work overlap.On 10th September I, together with 60,000 like-minded people, will be setting off from Newcastle city centre - across the iconic Tyne Bridge and heading out to South Shields. It’s the42nd Great North Run, the greatest half-marathon in the world.The training has been undeniably hard - I’m not a natural runner and at 53 'and a bit', the aches and pains from training seem both frequent and harder to shift. However I am determined to make it to the start line and, if I get that far I promise you, I will make it the finish line!I’ve left it late to reach out (I wanted to feel confident of being able to complete the run) but I’m fundraising, of course, and if you can answer “yes” to one or more of the questions below please consider clicking and donating what you can …1) you like the thought of me suffering (and believe me I have and will …) 🥵, or2) you’ve got more money than you know what to do with 😉, or3) you’d like to hear of fewer men dying of Prostate Cancer in the UK - fewer dads, brothers, sons, friends, grandads, uncles and husbands. It’s currently around 12,000 a year which is awful and the work PCUK do, not only to try and reduce that number, but also to support those diagnosed with the disease and their families is wonderful 👍.https://lnkd.in/gT6iSSq7Final interesting fact - this year’s GNR is Mo Farah’s last ever competitive race. And my first. Our paths are highly unlikely to cross on the day but good luck to Mo - what a way to cap off a stellar career.🥇

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We Can’t Wait – to Focus on Our Feelings!World Lymphoma Awareness Day (WLAD) is held on 15 September every year and is a day dedicated to raising awareness of lymphoma, an increasingly common form of cancer. It is a global initiative hosted by the Lymphoma Coalition. WLAD was initiated in 2004 to raise public awareness of all lymphoma subtypes in terms of symptom recognition, early diagnosis and treatment.[1]In 2023, the global network of lymphoma patient organisations is saying We Can’t Wait to Focus on Our Feelings.Too often when someone is living with lymphoma, the psychological and emotional challenges that affect how people are feeling are overlooked. But learning to cope with challenging feelings can have many benefits including closer relationships with family and friends, feeling more connected with yourself, and being better able to live in the moment.https://lnkd.in/gWYPd38B#WLAD2023LYMPHOMA COALITION8 Stavebank Road N, Unit 401Mississauga ON L5G 2TACanadaCopyright © 2023 Lymphoma Coalition. All rights reserved.

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LAUNCH OF OUR 25TH ARC IN THE UK - NEIVE'S ARC Today, we want to welcome Neive's Arc to our ever-growing army of UK Arcs. Growing our Arcs is absolutely critical to our mission and we feel so thankful that families remain passionate about joining us and believe in our approach. We are so grateful. Neive was diagnosed with embryonal parameningeal rhabdomyosarcoma in August 2022 at the age of 5. Her care is led from Birmingham Children's Hospital. She had nine rounds of intensive chemotherapy & proton beam therapy. She started maintenance chemotherapy in April 2023 but sadly a relapse was detected at her end of treatment scans. Disease had progressed in the brain and spinal fluid. Neive is currently on palliative care at home with her family. She has no curative treatment options left. This should not be the case. Hearing this news as a parent is so very painful. Our thoughts and love are with Neive and her community. Please visit Neive's Arc webpage for the full story. Her Justgiving page is also attached.Neive's Arc has been created to reflect a love of blackberry picking and as a platform for her family, friends and community to do something constructive whilst they face such a complex situation. More than anything, Neive's family want to see more curative treatment options available for children at the point of relapse. By joining the Arcs, funds raised through Neive's Arc will be pooled with funds raised through the other Arcs and families. They are vital to contribute to our current portfolio of 9 rhabdomyosarcoma research projects and future projects in the pipeline. This model enables us to fund continuous research that can be translated to the clinic for future children to benefit from in the future. Perhaps 20 years from now, a child with a poor prognosis for rhabdomyosarcoma, will be able to be cured, thanks to the work of Arcs like Neive's, other Arcs and all the families supporting this work. This is our ultimate goal. We can only achieve this together. For Neive. For all the precious children and young people impacted by rhabdomyosarcoma. #TheArcs #togetherwebringhope #rhabdomyosarcomahttps://lnkd.in/es-b6D6Ahttps://lnkd.in/eeEFr9m2

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I will be participating in the Cure SMA Walk & Roll Fundraiser in support of Spinal Muscular Atrophy research! Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a disease that robs people of their physical strength, significantly impacting an individual’s ability to walk, swallow, or breathe. It affects one in 11,000 births in the United States, and one in 50 people is a genetic carrier. There is no cure yet, but there is great reason for hope. And that is why I am fundraising for the Cure SMA Walk-n-Roll!Research funded by Cure SMA is driving therapies that are changing the course of SMA. https://lnkd.in/g8cFYgzc

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In Canada, Movember is the largest funder of research focused on translating laboratory findings into new prostate cancer treatment options and the second largest funder of overall projects relating to prostate cancer research, having invested over $107 million since 2008. And it doesn’t stop there all thanks to your support. Movember is announcing four new prostate cancer research programs, with a Canadian funding investment of $5.8M CAD, aimed at reducing the number of men whose disease becomes incurable and delivering more consistent and improved personalized care to reduce variation in prostate cancer treatment and outcomes.https://lnkd.in/gVVnZ6e8

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Help....For such short word, a lot of us have difficulty saying or writing it.Today, I am asking for help.@Dean Anderson has been a close friend of mine for over 40 years. Dean has been battling a rare and aggressive form of cancer for the last 2.5 years. Dean's next treatment is not available locally. A group of people have come together to raise money to help offset the costs that Dean, his wife Melissa and their son, Jackson are going to incur. I am asking for each person that reads this post to donate $1 to the Anderson family. This is less than some people will spend on a cup of coffee this morning but will make a world of difference to the family. I have attached a link to his website which tells his story and offers options for financial support below:https://schmeano.ca/I am aware that todays economic pressures have put a lot of individuals and families in the position where day to day necessities are hard to afford. I understand completely if this is not something that can be done.This leads me to my second request for help.Dean called me approximately 2.5 years ago to tell me about his diagnosis. As I listened in stunned shock and tried to process what was being told to me, he said "I don't want your pity, I want to know when the last time you saw your doctor was and do you know what the numbers on your blood work chart mean?"This was Dean! Even on his darkest day, he wanted to know his pals are okay and could learn from his experience. I had seen a doctor recently for my annual physical, but did not know what the numbers meant. I took if for granted that the doctor would advise me of anything that is wrong. He demanded I get a copy of the bloodwork and review it for any abnormalities. Dean has been a rock for myself and my close circle of friends as we have encountered things in life that haven't always been pleasant. He is the one that forces us to get together when we sometimes feel it is better to bear the burden alone. With this in mind, my ask is go see your doctor, get copies of your bloodwork and analyze them, ask questions and listen to your body. If your body is telling you something is wrong, don't let anyone tell you it isn't. Seek out different opinions until you find the answers you need!There will be people who feel this is not a linkedin topic and I respect your opinion. I would like to leave you with this thought though. Business' are built on leveraging networks and relationships to accomplish whatever purpose they have. I am leveraging my network to ensure the relationship I have with Dean meets its purpose. That purpose is to continue the evolution from growing up together to growing old together. Thank you for any support you can give to the Anderson's including your thoughts and prayers.The world needs good caring people like you and Dean in it!!

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