30Apr 2014 by Ronny Allan 4 Comments

What’s it all about?

Patient Advocacy
My plan yesterday was to blog for 26 days using the alphabet A to Z as a guide for the content.  That would have taken me to 25th May, the day before my walk of Hadrian's Wall commences.   However, Chris and I were playing a game we used to play with our children on long car journeys "I can see something beginning with....."  On analysis, it appears I might struggle with certain letters!  Guess what....K, J, Q, U, X, Y and Z are not necessarily the problem!   I'm still intending to do this but may cover more than one letter in a single blog, thus now requiring less than 26 days in the lead up to the walk. You've probably heard the term "I'm not doing this for the good…
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29Apr 2014 by Ronny Allan 4 Comments
Blogging is a full-time job – and I walked right into it!

Blogging is a full-time job – and I walked right into it!

Inspiration, Living with Neuroendocrine Cancer, Survivorship
The original postThis is a new skill so bear with me, please!  The aim of this blog is to post a running commentary of a walk of Hadrian's Wall with my wife Chris.The walk commences 26 May 14 at Wallsend in East Newcastle and completes on the evening of 31 May 14 at Bowness-on-Solway.The walk is for two purposes:1.   To raise awareness of Neuroendocrine Cancer2.  To promote and fundraise for PLANETS Charity (Pancreatic, Liver And Neuroendocrine Tumours).As a lead-up to the actual walk itself, I'll be blogging daily with an A to Z of my life-changing experience together with any interesting stories arising from the training and preparation for the walk itself.  During the period of the walk, the daily blogs will focus on progress along the route.  I hope to…
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