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I'm walking 62 Miles in October
I’m walking 62 Miles in October and raising funds so that families affected by dementia get the specialist help and advice they need. I would be grateful for your support.
An £10 donation can cover the telephone costs of two families seeking support through Dementia UK's free Helpline. £33 could fund an hour with a dementia specialist Admiral Nurse, helping a family with practical solutions and emotional support.
Thank you!
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My Updates
In A&E (click on the photo of Mum for details in my blog)
Friday 31st Oct I spent the afternoon and evening hors de combat after experiencing mild chest pains in the afternoon. Sitting for such a long time in A&E was really stressful and I found myself weeping several times. Thankfully, Kathryn (a.k.a. "The Rock") was with me and the doctor decided there was nothing cardiac-related going on, not least because I hadn't experienced any symptoms while doing all this Walking For Dementia. I rather fear I have a long way to go with this grief. Share
Rain stopped walk!
Tuesday 21st Oct Today's walk was to drop off a certificate of death to an IFA. There was a bit of drizzle on the way there. But shortly after setting out to go home, it starts to rain. Luckily I wasn't far from a bus stop and even more luckily I only had to wait a couple of minutes for a bus 😁 Share
0 miles today
Sunday 19th Oct Bad weather & therefore a quiet day mostly at home. But I only need half a mile a day from here to the end of the month so that should be ok... Share
Mum B.A.(10/1930 - 10/2025)
Saturday 18th Oct Another dry day so another 3 miles' walk :-) I found Mum's graduation photo so have made it my new profile picture. She was awarded a B.A. in Mathematics from the Open University in December 1974 (maths quiz: how old was she?) Share
There & Back Again
Friday 17th Oct
No miles today...
Monday 13th Oct ... but today we registered Mum's death, went to the funeral director's to sign forms & talk through funeral arrangements, and finally to the care home to pick up the last few things of Mum's that were still there. Share
Halfway there!
Friday 10th Oct
Back in Cardiff...
Wednesday 8th Oct ... and had a lovely walk in the wonderful afternoon sunshine with my good friend Julian. Feeling very positive about getting to 62 miles by the end of the month. I'm up to 20 miles (give or take) in 8 days :-) :-) Share
RIP Kathleen Mary Burgess (1930 - 2025)
Monday 6th Oct
Another shopping trip, another few miles :-)
Saturday 4th Oct Off to Narberth this morning to the West Wales Wool Festival for Kathryn & Ellis with me as assistant driver. Way too cold for a walk there while K&E were perusing all things sheepish (although the app clocked me doing 0.35 miles) so I entertained myself in the Narberth Museum. Back in Cardiff got a decent walk in combined with a trip to Tesco. They all count, right?
'I'm walking in the rain'
Friday 3rd Oct Set out earlier today due to the forecast of heavy rain later. It was dry but started drizzling on & off after a few minutes. I was not deterred even after walking down a lane I'd not seen before which turned out to be a cul-de-sac :-D Share
Another double header today :-)
Thursday 2nd Oct Walk no.1 was to Lidl in Llandaff north - they all count, right?
We're off -- twice!
Thursday 2nd Oct Am off to a flyer with two walks today -- this morning I walked into town (to buy jeans and visit to Barclays to sort out Mum's finances for the coming 12 months) & then later to Burnham-on-Sea to hang out with daughter Sara and son-in-law Joshua who are great. Routes already posted on FB but here's a lovely photo from this morning's effort... Share
Dry Walk
Tuesday 30th Sep
Here's the plan...
Tuesday 30th Sep If it's a nice day, I will get loads of steps in to make up for wet days when maybe I won't do much more than pop to the Spar and back to achieve a 0.5mi round trip. Dry run (walk) this afternoon with a walk to Pontcanna.Thank you to my Sponsors
£75
Kathryn Burgess
£60
Neil Burgess
£50
Mike
Best wishes Neil. A very worthy cause.
£50
Andrew & Linnea Renton
£50
Simon And Louise
Well done Neil, keep up the effort, it’s such a good cause!
£50
Julian And Cathy
£50
Kate Harrison
Thank you so much for doing this.
£50
Anonymous Donor
Your donation was matched on our 'Double your Donation' day!
£40
Gill Hart
£33
Sian & Tim
Well done & keep going Neil! Sian & Tim @ No.1. xx
£33
Glenn Farrall
Good luck with the weather!
£33
Peter Lindsay
£30
Lai Sze Au
💪 You can do it
£30
Sian Owen
Pob hwyl i ti ar yr ymgyrch!
£30
Kathryn Murray
My thoughts are with you Neil. I hope walking helps you at this difficult time.
£30
Ken & Mary Lever
£25
Norma Jarboe
Godspeed Neil!
£25
Gregory Owens
£20
Pip Matthews
£20
Ad Putter
Go for it Neil! My mother and mother in law both had dementia and as a supporter of the Alzheimer's charity very happy to support this cause!
£20
Sara Dean
£20
Marc
Great effort and cause Neil. Good luck with it. If you want to join Kobe and I on a walk along the Taff give us a shout.
£20
David And Sue Smith
A very good cause - and we hope that you enjoy the walking.
£20
Sean
Keep on keeping on Neil. X
£20
Allison Johnson
£20
Hilary & Chris Williams
On behalf of Hilary & Chris Williams. Thank you!
£20
Anonymous
£15
Judith Choo
Such an important cause and one that is very close to mine and Ed’s hearts too. Thinking of you.
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Vanessa Cunningham
£15
Pat Simpson
£15
Carol Abel
£15
Ellis Burgess
£15
John Gregory
Good luck Neil!
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Chris May
I remember Kathleen with affection.
£10
Nicole Catani
£10
Neil P
£10
Sue
Good luck Neil and enjoy the walking!
£10
Jenny And Braden Phillips
Good luck for your walk Neil and so sorry to hear about your Mum.
£10
Fran Hathaway
Good luck with the walking - very worthy cause.
£10
Rosie Moore
Good luck Neil! What a worthy cause ❤️
£10
Julia
Brilliant Charity and Brilliant You! Enjoy the steps!
£5
Beth Summerfield
£5
Helen Pugsley
Well done Neil! What a great thing to do!
She was such an intelligent, vibrant person - I miss her xx