I met two of the nicest people tonight for the forthcoming fundraising book, The Record. Richard and Sarah Haugh kindly agreed to be part of it, and it's taken a while to meet up as they live in Scotland. Before moving there they were based in Sonning Common just outside Reading, so we grabbed the opportunity to meet up whilst they were down visiting Richard's parents. We went to The Crown at Playhatch, and it was a perfect place to enjoy a cool drink outside at the end of the hottest day of the year so far.
Richard has had bowel cancer, and his cancer was confirmed after being screened for bowel cancer when he turned 50. The screening age in Scotland is 50, whereas in England, Wales & Northern Ireland it is still 60. They have been involved in the campaign to get the screening age lowered to 50, which could save around 4,000 lives a year. Until fairly recently Sarah has worked tirelessly as a volunteer on the Beating Bowel Cancer chat forums - not to mention being a wife and mother, and caring for Richard during his illness. Their story is fascinating, and I am so very thankful to them for sharing it with me to put it in the book. They were great company, and I had a lot of fun with them tonight.
All proceeds raised by sales of the new book will be donated to Beating Bowel Cancer / Bowel Cancer UK in memory of my mum who passed away in 2016
