Alex hotfooting it in memory of Gareth.Byline: JOANNE Joanne is a common given name for females, being a variant of Joanna, the feminine form of John and is derived from the Latin name Johanna and has a hebrew meaning of "God is Gracious" People with the given name Joanne: Douglas, city (1991 pop. 19,950), capital of the Isle of Man, Great Britain. It is a popular resort, connected by rail to Ramsey and Port Erin, on the Irish Sea. Tourism is the chief industry. KIND-HEARTED kind-hearted Adjective considerate and sympathetic Adj. 1. kind-hearted - having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition; "a generous and kindhearted teacher" kindhearted Alex Lavan is stepping onto 800[degrees] Celsius Cel·si·us adj. Abbr. C Of or relating to a temperature scale that registers the freezing point of water as 0° and the boiling point as 100° under normal atmospheric pressure. embers em·ber n. 1. A small, glowing piece of coal or wood, as in a dying fire. 2. embers The smoldering coal or ash of a dying fire. in memory of a close friend who died of cancer. The 25-year-old will do a fire walk over the red-hot wooden embers for Macmillan Cancer Support The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. . Alex, of Lockwood, lost her close friend Gareth Robinson, an engineer, of Netherton, in February after he lost his battle with pancreatic cancer pancreatic cancer Malignant tumour of the pancreas. Risk factors include smoking, a diet high in fat, exposure to certain industrial products, and diseases such as diabetes and chronic pancreatitis. Pancreatic cancer is more common in men. . Mr Robinson's family - wife Helen and three children Emma, Jade and Gareth - received the support of Macmillan Cancer Support and Alex wants to do her bit to help. Last year she helped organise a fundraiser for the charity and raised pounds 6,600. Now she hopes by walking over hot, burning embers she can continue to help others families like the Robinsons. "I was fine about it to start but now I'm a bit scared," she joked. "I thought it sounded easier than doing a 23 mile walk but now I'm not so sure. "Macmillan do so much more than anyone realises. "They help with the emotional side of things as well and help families. "Gareth has two daughters and a son with Down's Syndrome and they gave them so much help, support and advice for what they were going through. "It was extremely difficult to explain to them but the Macmillan Nurses really helped them. "While he was still with us we organised a charity sports auction to raise money for Macmillan due to the support they had already provided for the family. In the year after Macmillan were on hand to offer advice and more importantly, emotional support to the whole family." Alex will complete the fire walk at the Silkwood Business Park, Wakefield, on November 15. If you would like to take part phone Macmillan on 01924 232 440. To sponsor Alex or support Macmillan visit www.justgiving.com/alex-lavan/ CAPTION(S): HOT STUFF: Jade and Emma Robinson - Gareth Robinson's daughters - with some of the sporting donations for auction and Alex Lavan who is doing the fire walk (right) (PW100208Bauction-1) |
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