Support Poppy’s fundraiser for Bowel Cancer UK
On November 30th Poppy, a Jempson’s colleague is taking part in a UWCB boxing event to raise money for Bowel Cancer UK in memory of her dad.
In 2021 The backbone of the family Poppy’s father got diagnosed with bowel cancer. For two years he went through long hospital stays, multiple operations, a stoma bag, and rounds of chemotherapy.
For a while, chemotherapy helped and shrunk her dad’s tumour, but unfortunately, the chemotherapy hit my dad’s body hard and this led to infections and kidney failure. Being off chemo meant the cancer grew back and it became more aggressive. Her father fought his fight with every part of him and he always held onto hope but sadly passed away at the age of 42 on the 1st July 2023.
Poppy’s Dad was a huge fan of boxing, and also a big participant in fundraising, setting up his own fundraising day whilst battling cancer to raise money for the hospital wards that treated him.
Poppy said of the event and her father:
“He was an inspiration not only to myself but to many other people too!
My dad was always my biggest supporter in everything I did, and that’s why this event is so personal to me. I have never boxed before and will undergo only 8 weeks of training before the event.
No fight with cancer should ever be a fight fought alone. So please join this fight with me by donating, no amount is too small and any donation can make a difference!”
Donation Link: https://www.justgiving.com/page/poppy-taylor-richman-1714637931859
Here is a video explaining what UWCB is and what it’s like to participate.
