I'm going to do it next year too but gutted I couldn't do it this year and missed Deborahs visit. Hagg.

Guys,

Posted a few photos and Deborah is in number 2!

I am still smiling when I think about Saturday and the walk - Brilliant day!!! Hope to see you next year.

regards

Ken

Hi Louise
Your costumes were terrific! A shame we didn't get to meet.
Mum, thanks so much for coming up and introducing yourself. It was great to meet you. I think we got on the old cancer train around the same time, didn't we? Seems like a lifetime ago. I hope you're going to post the photo (or send it to me, please?).
Russ, as I said, it would've been great to meet up and I doubt very much (although NEVER say never) if I will get to do the walk again, so unless you're in uptown South Australia at some point, we won't get a chance to meet. As Gwyn said, everyone is so friendly and keen to put faces to names so don't hang back on making introductions.
Cheers everyone
Deborah
x

Hi Everyone

Just been looking at the video Pete took of the walk. It will need quite a bit of editing, but there are some really good shots (particularly of Deborah starting us off). We will try to get it done and posted as soon as possible.

Love

Gwyn
xxx

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Hi Deborah

I'm glad you liked the costumes - I thought yours were pretty good too. What a brave lady you are and what a journey to make for the walk!

I've got my 1 year check up in a couple of weeks so everything crossed that I will pass the first milestone.

Before next years walk I will post a message to let you all know what I'll be wearing so you can all come up and introduce yourselves! I would love to meet you all - will there be any time to actually walk?!!

Louise x

Hi Everybody

Just wanted to explain why the video of the walk is not yet posted. Pete and I had set aside the day last Sunday to get the editing done. However, just as we got started, the computer failed - it stopped working completely. We rushed off to PC World to get a new power supply, Pete fitted this and......it still didn't work. It is now waiting to be fitted with a new motherboard. Meanwhile I can access my email again on a very dinky little laptop we have acquired, but it is not powerful enough to edit a video on, so that will have to wait till next week when we get the big computer back.

Hope it will be worth waiting for!

Cheers

Gwyn

Hi Gwyn,

I know the feeling, they are great when they are working but when they stop, computers are a real pain. Good to meet you last week.

regards

Ken

Hi Folks

Another update.

We spent last weekend in Brighton for my mother-in-law's 88th birthday. This week Pete got the big computer working again so we planned to get going on the video today. And guess what? We had a power cut which lasted for seven hours!

Funny how things sometimes seem to conspire against you. We will get the video done eventually, I'm sure.

Love

Gwyn

PS It was good to meet you as well, Ken.

This week's update on the video:

Well, no computer problems or power cuts today so far, so we have managed to do some editing - down from 43 minutes to sixteen.

Still needs a bit of tidying up, but we are almost there!

Deborah, you look so good in your t-shirt.

Love

Gwyn

The Mouth Cancer Walk 2009 photos are now online.

Oh no, Vinod! There are so many great photos, why did you choose to use your BIG lens just on me????????????
One thing is for sure, the walk does raise awareness. The minute I finish this chocolate, I'm going on a diet.
Well done
Deborah

What fantastic photographs. I wish that I could join you.

My small contribution to awareness week seems so insignificant. I spread some posters around and posted links on two over 50's sites (one major and one small friendly site). I was pleased with the response from the smaller site and hope that awareness will continue!

Hi Everyone

Just to let you know that the video is now finished! Managed to overcome our ongoing computer problems to get it done at last (with a break while we were away over Christmas). Watching it just now it was really great to relive the walk and it cheered me up no end thinking back to that warm September day.

Not sure what happens with it now, but I am sure Krishan will know.

Love and best wishes

Gwyn

Great to hear from you Gwynn. I was beginning to worry!
Happy New Year
Deborah

Does anybody know when the 2010 Walk is?