MORE than 100 people supported the fourth annual coffee morning held at Keynsham Cricket Club to raise money for Daniel Money’s Cancer Research UK campaign.
Daniel was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic bowel cancer in November 2022, at the age of 24, while working as a junior doctor at Heartlands Hospital in Birmingham.
He attended Chandag and Wellsway schools and was involved in many local clubs, including Keynsham Cricket Club, Keynsham Hockey Club and Keynsham Town JFC, before going on to study medicine at the University of Birmingham Medical School in 2016.
After his diagnosis, Daniel underwent chemotherapy and two major operations at the QE Hospital in Birmingham. But after two and a half years of treatment, the chemotherapy he was receiving stopped keeping his cancer at bay and an alternative chemotherapy regime had little impact.
He died on September 11 last year at Birmingham Hospice surrounded by his girlfriend Abbie, family and close friends.
Daniel set up his Cancer Research UK fundraising page in February 2023 and there have been more than 50 fundraising events since then.
He was grateful to those who had donated to Cancer Research UK in the past as they had allowed new treatments to be developed that he benefited from.
Although Daniel realised that money he raised for Cancer Research UK would not help his treatment, he hoped that anyone receiving a similar diagnosis in the future would receive a much more positive prognosis.
Fundraising for Cancer Research UK continues in Daniel’s name and this included the coffee morning at Keynsham Cricket Club on April 24. The event raised £950 and an additional £400 towards Joe’s London Marathon Sweepstake, making £1,350 in total.
Fine weather allowed those who attended to sit outside and enjoy the cricket club’s new benches and the refurbished outside area. Organisers are grateful to the club committee for allowing them to use the clubhouse for the fourth year in a row.
The coffee morning was a team effort involving family, friends, and members of the local community. Organisers wish to Julie, Pete and Anna Tweedie, Helen Stone, Luke Hall, Teresa Parker, Louise Riddoch, Chris Westgate, Rachel Murch, Sharon Williams, Jane Haycocks, Terry Sears, Caroline Sedar and Sue Wedlock.
Following the coffee morning, Daniel’s brother Joe Money and his friend Tom Jenkins ran in the London Marathon on Sunday April 26 for Daniel’s campaign.
More than 30 friends and family travelled to London to support the pair, who were running their first marathon.
Joe’s fundraising has exceeded £8,200, while Tom has surpassed his sponsorship target of £2,500, with his total currently standing at £2,600.
The grand total for Daniel’s fundraising page now stands at over £99,400.
Sarah Stone, Daniel’s mum, said: “Thank you very much to everyone who has supported Daniel, Abbie and Daniel’s family since his diagnosis in November 2022 and have helped to raise this amazing total.”
Pictured above, Joe Money and Tom Jenkins are congratulated by family and friends who cheered on at the London Marathon.
Below, the coffee morning at Keynsham Cricket Club
