King’s Lynn walker, Shaun Hamer took on a massive challenge last month of walking a whopping eighty-four miles in aid of The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust (QEH) Breast Care Unit in memory of his late mother.
Shaun, who was joined by friend Charles Johnson on his three day trek, walked the Norfolk Coastal path raising a total of £1,424 for the QEH’s Breast Care Unit. They organised the challenge in honour of Shaun’s mother who sadly passed away due to breast cancer 25 years ago.
Shaun said, “I have always wanted to raise money for breast cancer as sadly my mother died from the disease 25 years ago, so as I’ve lived in kings lynn my whole life it went without saying that I’d raise money for the breast cancer ward in my hometown.
“I know some people who have fought and are fighting breast cancer and they have praised the staff on how wonderfully treated they were from all the committed, amazing staff that they have there that are helping to save lives every day.”
The money raised will make a real difference to patients receiving treatment via the unit. One of the charity’s ambitions is to fund a SCOUT localisation detector unit. SCOUT is a new device designed to locate the cancerous and abnormal tissue during surgery. As well as a smoother surgery process, SCOUT can also reduce the chances of a second surgery.
Amy Burger, Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon at the QEH said, “I’d like to express a huge thank you to Shaun and Charles for their tremendous fundraising achievement.
“All the money raised will go directly to benefit current and future patients being treated for breast cancer. We proactively use our charitable funds both to optimise the standard of care we can provide, such as funding innovative technologies, and to improve the patient experience throughout their cancer treatment. Again, thank you for your amazing effort.”
You can support Shaun and Charles in their fundraising efforts by visiting https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/shaun-charles-walk.
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