On October 14th a team of 12 from Bristows including partners, trainees and associates set off in the morning and spent nearly 6 hours cycling from Brighton to London. At the same time indoor team cycled for 15 minute slots on Wattbikes – they matched the road conditions by setting some slots to a steep…
Elliot Choueka is in his kitchen. The table is a jumble of paperwork, a laptop and his phone, which flashes and beeps every few minutes. Behind the father-of-two is a noticeboard full of his children’s achievements and reminders written in chalk to pack their PE clothes. He used to share the responsibility for remembering these things with his wife but today, as he prepares Friday night dinner, he is on his own.
Mr Choueka lost his wife, Rosie, whose blog about battling breast cancer captured national attention, in June last year. Tomorrow would have been her 40th birthday.
A fun-filled quiz evening was organised by Andrea Pellegrini, one of the “cancer bitches” and her friends on 17th September. Everyone in the packed hall enjoyed trying to answer the questions, with a much-needed break for a fantastic supper with many opportunities to win the huge number of amazing raffle prizes.
Martin Lewis is backing a campaign to raise awareness for secondary breast cancer.
The guitar made by Melvyn Hiscock that was given to Jo Knell (Jojo Gingerhead), who was one of the seven ‘cancer bitches’ and died a month before Rosie (also one of the seven) was auctioned and raised £1000 for Secondary1st.
This article was first published in the Times (15 July) and is written by Chris Smyth. Thousands of patients with incurable cancer are condemned to second-rate care, a report today warns. Patients are ignored by doctors, suffer delays in treatment and only get help when they go to A&E. Progress in treating early stage…
Under the patronage of Doctor Who, Peter Capaldi, Secondary1st has been launched in memory of Rosie Choueka who died from the disease.
“What better way to raise money for charity than give up something I love in memory of someone I love?”
10-year-old school chums Alex Russell and Sebby Boxall took part in the St. Albans 1.5 kilometre Fun Run.
No challenge is too big for Craig Fisher. He has doggedly raised £12,000 for secondary breast cancer research by participating in a series of marathons, duathlons and triathlons.
Former Irish president Mary McAleese and first female Appeal Court judge, Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss joined the BBC’S Jo Coburn in the first ever Rosie Conversation.