Dear Sir,
It is at this time of the year when men, particularly our Dads, are at the centre of our thoughts and I would like to call on your readers to help raise awareness of the most common cancer in men by supporting The Prostate Cancer Charity’s Father’s Day campaign.
In honour of Father’s Day, Barclays, Clinton Cards and Marks & Spencer are all selling especially selected items to help raise vital funds for a disease which kills one man every hour in the UK – which sadly included my own dad, Roy.
Dad died of prostate cancer when he was 76. When he was diagnosed neither of us had really heard of the prostate let alone what could go wrong with it, or the possible signs and symptoms we should watch out for – perhaps if we had known more, Dad’s story, and therefore our whole family’s, would have been different.
Dad died nine years ago and I still miss him terribly but I’m trying to do something positive to help stop other families having their lives devastated by this disease.
So, come on mums, boys and girls - why not make the 'old man' happy this Father's Day and pop in to your local Barclays, where for a small donation your can get four specially-designed Purple Ronnie badges. Alternatively visit Clinton Cards or Marks & Spencer and pick up some novelty presents, pens or a specially designed card and do your bit to help support the 250,000 men living with prostate cancer in the UK.
Purple Ronnie, the much loved cartoon poet, has already got in on the act and I will leave the final words to him:
Thank you for your help and support,
Neil Fox
Ambassador for The Prostate Cancer Charity
ENDS
A personal message from TV and radio star Neil Fox
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