Captain Bob respectfully doing a 'Captain Tom'
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Captain Tom Moore has inspired me to try and do my bit to thank the NHS. Two days after Captain Tom reached 100 years of age I turned 66. I decided that I would unashamedly, but respectfully, do a 'Captain Tom' but with a slight difference.
For at least the following 66 days I am going to walk/run around my garden and I am going to be doing it with my old Army Bergen backpack filled with a progressively increasing weight. I am aiming to get up to 66lbs (30kg) by day 66. It's quite a shock doing it after a break of 30 years.
Doing one circuit of the gardens I can cover just over 1 kilometre. It is not all flat and it is not all on tracks, there are a number of up and downhill sections and I need to cross a wide beck twice and scramble over a couple of fallen trees.
There are a few similarities between myself and Captain Tom. We were both born in West Yorkshire, Captain Tom was commissioned into the Duke of Wellington's Regiment and I was commissioned into the Yorkshire Volunteers Regiment, both of which have been amalgamated into the recently formed Yorkshire Regiment, known as Yorkshire's Warriors. We both also owe a lot to the NHS which is why I want to follow in Captain Tom's footsteps in trying to raise some contribution for the Association of NHS Charities.
I am currently shielding because the cancer treatment I am receiving modifies the body's immune system to fight the cancer cells, this has unfortunately put me into the 'high risk' category. I am also on the waiting list for a knee replacement, my challenge is putting quite a strain on my knee and so I feel every step that I take. But as the old saying goes, NO PAIN NO GAIN.
The shielding process means that I have to isolate for 12 weeks. I had a treat last week though as I had to go to Harrogate Hospital for a check up, my first time out in 8 weeks. The organisation within the hospital was superb and I did not feel at risk at all, I was apprehensive at the prospect initially but my fears were soon allayed.
I am now looking forward to my next trips out on the first three Mondays of June when I will be at the Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre in Harrogate for my next series of treatments.
My debt to the NHS is huge, without the fantastic treatment I am receiving I may not have been here now, so THANK YOU to everyone. A big THANK YOU also to the fantastic Macmillan nurses who were there to help me hold it together when I received the diagnosis of the big C.
Perhaps a new motto for the NHS should be 'Who Cares Wins', what do you think?
More information about ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES: Helping the NHS do more. NHS Charities Together: Supports and champions the work of NHS Charities. Give 1 million pounds every day to the NHS improving patient care and experience. Fund major capital projects, pioneering research and medical equipment at our hospitals, helping patients access the best possible care when they need it most. Play a key role in mobilising volunteers to support NHS staff, brightening wards and waiting areas. Build an important link between our hospitals and communities.
Captain Tom Moore has inspired me to try and do my bit to thank the NHS. Two days after Captain Tom reached 100 years of age I turned 66. I decided that I would unashamedly, but respectfully, do a 'Captain Tom' but with a slight difference.
For at least the following 66 days I am going to walk/run around my garden and I am going to be doing it with my old Army Bergen backpack filled with a progressively increasing weight. I am aiming to get up to 66lbs (30kg) by day 66. It's quite a shock doing it after a break of 30 years.
Doing one circuit of the gardens I can cover just over 1 kilometre. It is not all flat and it is not all on tracks, there are a number of up and downhill sections and I need to cross a wide beck twice and scramble over a couple of fallen trees.
There are a few similarities between myself and Captain Tom. We were both born in West Yorkshire, Captain Tom was commissioned into the Duke of Wellington's Regiment and I was commissioned into the Yorkshire Volunteers Regiment, both of which have been amalgamated into the recently formed Yorkshire Regiment, known as Yorkshire's Warriors. We both also owe a lot to the NHS which is why I want to follow in Captain Tom's footsteps in trying to raise some contribution for the Association of NHS Charities.
I am currently shielding because the cancer treatment I am receiving modifies the body's immune system to fight the cancer cells, this has unfortunately put me into the 'high risk' category. I am also on the waiting list for a knee replacement, my challenge is putting quite a strain on my knee and so I feel every step that I take. But as the old saying goes, NO PAIN NO GAIN.
The shielding process means that I have to isolate for 12 weeks. I had a treat last week though as I had to go to Harrogate Hospital for a check up, my first time out in 8 weeks. The organisation within the hospital was superb and I did not feel at risk at all, I was apprehensive at the prospect initially but my fears were soon allayed.
I am now looking forward to my next trips out on the first three Mondays of June when I will be at the Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre in Harrogate for my next series of treatments.
My debt to the NHS is huge, without the fantastic treatment I am receiving I may not have been here now, so THANK YOU to everyone. A big THANK YOU also to the fantastic Macmillan nurses who were there to help me hold it together when I received the diagnosis of the big C.
Perhaps a new motto for the NHS should be 'Who Cares Wins', what do you think?
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Bob Hinchcliffe
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England
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