BIT OF FUNDRAISING

5 DAYS TO DBS Surgery

Well, I said yesterday, I was hoping to receive the letter confirming the operation details for next Tuesday. It didn’t arrive but I managed to speak to my new Parkinson’s Nurse Jamila this morning. She explained there are a few issues with administration currently.

The good news is she said it’s definitely going ahead and everything is booked. She is going to call me on Friday with times etc.

I came off the phone happy everything is set, and then I felt blind panic, REALITY HIT ME, ITS HAPPENING, WE ARE ON! I don’t know if I should laugh or cry SO I’m doing both!!

Funny isn’t it, you want something so much and when you get it you begin to doubt it ???

I said I might just go back at times, well this is one of them. I want to mention a fundraising event we did in May this year.

When I heard I was accepted for surgery I decided I wanted to organise a fundraising event for Parkinson’s UK.

The reason for this was firstly because I had been accepted and it was 10 years since my Parky’s journey started. (If you’ve been paying attention 2004 in Majorca)

Parkinson’s UK had helped me a lot over the years, firstly with my benefit applications and for general advise or just to talk to.

I know it’s a cliché but I wanted to give something back.

The last time I raised money for them was 8 years ago when George (my son) and I did a 13,000 feet Tandem skydive when we raised over £1000. If I can find the DVD I’ll try and get it on Blog!

I decided to organise the event at my local pub The Yenton. I got a mate, Paul Kelly involved, and we sorted the room with Mick the gaffer. We put on a DJ and Karaoke and sold entry tickets.

On the day we had a raffle, an Auction and a few other money raising ideas. The pictures tell the story!

This was how we advertised it and we sold the 120 tickets within a week!

THE YENTON

CHARITY EVENT DISCO/KAREOKE TO RAISE MONEY FOR PARKINSON’S UK

SUNDAY 20^th APRIL 3PM

Tickets £5

Rob Dyer has had Parkinson,s for 10 years, diagnosed at just 41.

It is a debilitaing, degenerative and frustrating condition that can effect anyone at any age!

Rob is having Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery this coming June at the QE Hospital, Birmingham. He wants to give something back to the charity that has helped him.

ANY SUPPORT YOU CAN GIVE WILL HELP PARKINSON,S UK IN FINDING A CURE

Contact Rob or Paul Kelly for Tickets

PICTURES OF THE DAY

These are the Dancing Girls! (The Glampussies) L to R Bernie, Yvonne, Maxine, ME, Caroline & Becky. I took the opportunity of a photo before they began strutting their stuff!