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#Cancer has no colours


Firstly hello all and I hope it is ok with the moderators to post this.


My name is Tony Munday, I am a 49 year old unfit Millwall supporter (someone has to be) who is heading for the knackers yard. On Sunday March 18th I am running the Brentwood half marathon on behalf of a 3 year old little girl called Isla Caton who is suffering from the same horrible disease that took Bradley Lowery the boy who captured the nations hearts.

The disease is Neuroblastoma and the treatment for this is only available in America.

On Tuesday young Isla had an operation to move a tumour from her brain and now goes back to chemo treatment to clear the cancer.

Through the Bradley Lowery foundation the family need to raise £400,000.


Here’s the catch.


Isla Caton is born into a staunch West Ham family and as a Millwall supporter I am using this as leverage to raise as much money for her as possible.

The rivalry between the two clubs is huge and I pray they lose every week.


I set my original target at £1000 and declared I would run in a West Ham shirt if reached. Due to having many West Ham friends who I have wound up over the years I reached the £1000 in 24 hours.

I added targets

£2000 to run in full kit

£3500 to do crossed hammers at finish line

£7000 to run with dyed claret and blue hair

I’ve topped the £7000 so the hair will be dyed, but I’m gonna raise the target again to £12,000 as this girl needs as much as possible. The Bradley Lowery foundation is a marvellous tribute to the sadly missed youngster.


Normally I wouldn’t even look at a West Ham kit let alone wear one but I’m prepared for the stick I’ll get for the rest of my life so this amazing little girl gets what she needs. My pain will be nothing compared to what she is going through.

It’s a very small sacrifice for me to make.


I plan on joining forums of all 92 league clubs plus the 2 Glasgow giants to post this message and hoping the football family come together to help smash this target and help send this incredibly brave little girl to America to save her life by donating to my just giving page.


In my eyes cancer has no colours especially in children.

Isla’s twitter address is @islasfight, feel free to look and see what she’s going through


Here is my just giving page below, hopefully you will find it in your hearts to donate to the cause through my run.

Forget the new £12,000 target lets smash it to as much as possible, this angel deserves a chance at life


I thank you all so much in advance



Read Tony's story
 

CJ_covblaze

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Fair play to you. Will push it on social media. Hope you reach your target.
 
Quick update, we’re almost at £13,000!!!

Thank you to all those who have donated and shared.

I will be posting pics up next week after the run to give you all a good laugh

Thanks again
 

rob9872

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Well done fella, amazing work. Hope it goes well.
 
Update from Isla’s Mum and Dad

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dancers lance

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Quick update: Just through the £16,000 mark
I will be donating, much respect to you for what you are doing, as for Millwall fans....Iv'e been to your ground quite a few times, you have your dickheads like everyone else, but iv'e drank in the pub that is just around the corner after the game (full of Millwall) and never had a problem, proper footy fans in my opinion.
 

rob9872

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I will be donating, much respect to you for what you are doing, as for Millwall fans....Iv'e been to your ground quite a few times, you have your dickheads like everyone else, but iv'e drank in the pub that is just around the corner after the game (full of Millwall) and never had a problem, proper footy fans in my opinion.
I've been to the den old and new. Both equally intimidating outside but new one much nicer view than through barbed wire! Tbf though most of the problems we ever saw were not against us but the police who insisted on us marching single file to south bermondsey station!

Good luck though fella, great cause.

Don't close it at 199k because I reckon at 250k you might get a game up front the way they're playing!
 
I met young Isla and her family last night for the first time when I went to collect the West Ham kit from their house.
A very very humbling experience.

Isla’s parents are so strong and Isla was running around like any normal 3 year old just a week after an op to remove a brain tumour with the only visible signs being her face and head are totally bruised from the surgery

An inspiration for all
 
Where do I start!!!


Today’s Brentwood half marathon was cancelled due to the inclement weather and will not be rescheduled.

I took all the donations on the premise that I would do the forfeits I put in place.

So I will honour them all.


So now on Saturday 31st March, I will run a much more dangerous route from Cold Blow Lane to the Olympic Stadium via the New Den and the Boleyn ground wearing full West Ham kit and having claret and blue dyed hair. I will do crosses hammers at the finish where I will meet up with some of Isla’s fundraisers and then take in the West Ham v Southampton game


I’ll be surprised if I don’t get a whack from someone along the route, more so through Millwall territory in Bermondsey!!


I hope this will satisfy all of those who have donated.

Wish me luck, I need it!!


I thank you all once more for your incredible support
 

wingy

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Where do I start!!!


Today’s Brentwood half marathon was cancelled due to the inclement weather and will not be rescheduled.

I took all the donations on the premise that I would do the forfeits I put in place.

So I will honour them all.


So now on Saturday 31st March, I will run a much more dangerous route from Cold Blow Lane to the Olympic Stadium via the New Den and the Boleyn ground wearing full West Ham kit and having claret and blue dyed hair. I will do crosses hammers at the finish where I will meet up with some of Isla’s fundraisers and then take in the West Ham v Southampton game


I’ll be surprised if I don’t get a whack from someone along the route, more so through Millwall territory in Bermondsey!!


I hope this will satisfy all of those who have donated.

Wish me luck, I need it!!


I thank you all once more for your incredible support
Bad luck but brilliant !
 

CJ_covblaze

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That’s a bit of bad luck mate. Good luck with the run. You deserve every plaudit for doing it.
 
Well it’s all done and dusted!

The day went really well, no abuse, no clumps. Met and drank with some real old school West Ham, was a good laugh and ended up as pissed as a fart!!

Thank you for all your donations and support, it really is appreciated by myself and Isla’s family. If you’d still like to donate you can at the following page

www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tony-munday3

I’ll leave some photos below and thank you again
 

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