Welcome to Bikers for Beating Bowel Cancer
Thursday 9 September: 10.00pm. Well, we're finally here ready (almost!) to hit the road. Panniers are packed, 6.00am alarm set and a set of google maps laminated to protect against rain (anything standing still enough for long enough is now at serious risk of getting coated in plastic!). And the bike is gleaming - it's never looked this good...
The weather forecast looks fair and at 7.30am our four day two-wheeled mini tour will begin. Richard will be riding, navigating and generally being Officer Commanding and Clare will basically just hope not to fall off and/or fall asleep. Our Big British Ride will touch on the home nations of England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland then back through England, in four days. We'll keep you posted with blogs and tweets (below and to the right) so stay with us!
A huge thank you to everyone for helping us to raise funds and awareness for Beating Bowel Cancer through our Big British Ride - in memory of a lovely lady who meant so much to so many people, Kath Maynard (aka The Mothership).
Have a quick look at the links to the right below about the bike, the route, a bit more about bowel cancer (with a lovely pic of mother at our wedding and (of course!) the link to click if you would still like to make a donation.
So what would mother think? We like to think she'd approve ....
Thank you and see you soon ! Richard, Clare and Russell (Father).
About Bowel Cancer
We're not doctors, the nearest we get to the medical profession is watching Holby City or Casualty with a glass of wine in hand! What we do know, though, and we think Russell, (Father), would agree, is that the sooner bowel cancer is diagnosed the better!
So, courtesy of the Beating Bowel Cancer website (and without wanting to be all doom and gloom) here are some symptoms to be aware of - it's the first step to protect against bowel cancer.
The good news is that If bowel cancer is diagnosed early in over 90% of cases it can be successfully treated. So make that call to your GP and share any worries you may have.
"If you have any of the higher risk bowel cancer symptoms listed below for more than six weeks you should visit your GP:
- Bleeding from the bottom (rectal bleeding) without any obvious reason. If you have other symptoms such as straining, soreness, lumps and itchiness the problem is likely to be piles but it’s still important to get this confirmed by your GP
- A persistent change in bowel habit especially going to the toilet more often or experiencing looser stools for several weeks
- Abdominal pain especially if severe
- A lump in your tummy
- Weight loss and tiredness (signs of anaemia)
Please remember that most of these symptoms will not be bowel cancer, but to rule it out you must first visit your GP."
Thank you Beating Bowel Cancer
We're not doctors, the nearest we get to the medical profession is watching Holby City or Casualty with a glass of wine in hand! What we do know, though, and we think Russell, (Father), would agree, is that the sooner bowel cancer is diagnosed the better! 