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James Wedgbrow is raising money for Skcin and Melanoma Focus
Hi all,
I'm back and so is my cancerous friend!!!
This is the second time I have participated in the #100MilesinMay challenge, and as always I would appreciate any support you can offer. Let me give you an update.
I completed a year of immunotherapy (Keytruda) in March 2025 and was all clean until September when the little beast returned. I undertook a small surgery to remove the singular lymph node that was positive for cancer, leaving around 6 or 7 lymph nodes left in my right armpit. The total number of lymph nodes in one armpit varies per person but typically start around 20. So far I have had >10 of these little things removed from my right armpit over three different surgical procedures (a fourth surgery coming soon). Anyhow, the surgery in September was not successful as my beast returned just before Christmas. After the Christmas holiday I started a new course of combined immunotherapy but 3 months later (March 2026) the lymph node has started to grow.
So what's next? I can update you once I have spoken with my oncologist in April but likely a new treatment and the fourth surgery.
In the meantime I have decided to crack on with #100MilesInMay so why not donate a small amount to my challenge, and then once I've update my page you can come back and donate a little more (hehe).
This time my challenge will be to walk the 100 miles. I will include a couple of long walk (Brampton Valley way in Northampton, 14 miles & Stortford to London, ~30 miles along the riverbanks) which will help me rack up a bunch of miles and then I'll squeeze in the rest during the week and weekends . . . sounds simple (but I know it won't be).
Thanks for checking out the page and I'm grateful for your donation.
James
Thank you for checking out my page. Making a donation is fast, easy and secure thanks to Give as you Live Donate. They'll take your donation and pass it onto Skcin and Melanoma Focus.
1 week to go . . . I'm going to take it easy on day 1 as I will be recovering from treatment the day before. I'm hoping by Sunday i'll be good to go and ready for the first big walk of the month. Not sure whether to walk along Flitch Way or have a stoll through Hatfield Forest or Panshanger Park.
Do you have any ideas?
Thanks again to all those that have donated. The page is still open and I will be colleting donations through May.
Thanks to all those that have donated so far; it’s greatly appreciated.
Brief update before I start.
So it looks like there are 2/3 cancerous lymph nodes. I will be starting a new treatment in the coming days which is injected directly into the lymph nodes with the hope it kills off the cancer directly. The treatment shouldn’t interfere with the challenge 🤞so watch this space for photos of the long treks.
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Love you bruv
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Good luck James
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All the best James!
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A great cause. Sorry to hear about this
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