George and the Giant Pledge

On January 3rd 2017 our son George was diagnosed with cancer. A PNET soft tissue Ewing's Sarcoma.
This is his story and our Giant Pledge to raise £1,000,000 to help beat childhood cancer so no other child has to suffer in this way.

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”We decided to set up ‘George and the Giant Pledge’ because no child should ever have to have their childhood taken from them in this terrible way.
VickiGeorge's Mum

On 3 January 2017 Vicki and James Woodall (Woody) received the news that’s every parent’s worst nightmare. They were told by doctors at The Royal Marsden Hospital that a lump they’d found on their then four-year-old son’s back was in fact cancer, a rare PNET soft tissue Ewing’s Sarcoma.

From being a perfectly healthy and happy little boy George and the Woodall family’s lives changed overnight. Over the course of 2017 he endured 14 rounds of chemo, had part of his spine removed during 10 hours of complex surgery and received proton therapy in the USA thanks to the NHS.

Vicki and Woody are trying to make the best of their bad situation and, despite navigating George’s difficult cancer journey, supporting his older brother and trying to maintain some semblance of family life, they’ve pledged to raise £1,000,000 to help beat childhood cancer.

“Seeing all those young children with no hair and tubes coming out of them on our first visit to The Royal Marsden was truly heartbreaking. Yet the thing that struck us the most was how many of those kids had a smile on their face. It was then that we decided to set up ‘George and the Giant Pledge’, because no child should ever have to have their childhood taken from them in this terrible way.”

Help Team George and the Giant Pledge raise £1,000,000 for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity

None of the money raised is directly for George, your donations will go 100% to the children’s team at The Royal Marsden Hospital to help fund much needed research into children’s cancer as well as help The Royal Marsden team continue the outstanding work they’re doing for children and families affected by cancer.

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Today we made the most of this fantastic weather visiting the sandy beaches of Bournemouth. I've not been to the Pier for years but used to come and visit my sister at Uni here so it was also a trip down memory lane seeing what has and hasn't changed! The Bournemouth Gardens Mini Golf course was still there so, with George's mild crazy golf obsession, we headed straight there!

We didn't end up leaving the nearby area as there was just so much to do there. The highlight of the day being our visit to the Oceanarium where we all marveled at fishes and sea creatures galore!! Funnily enough they even had a shark in a similar position to George!

One of their female White Tipped Reef Shark's body's looked bent and distorted. We went on to read that her spine was damaged in an accident 2 years ago and how the powerful muscles in her body have since caused the equivalent of shark scoliosis! It's just amazing how mother nature finds ways to working around and managing these things!! It wasn't cancer but still a shark we could all relate to!

In the last few hours of the sun we all enjoyed fooling around in the sand. It was then back to the cabin for dinner, bath and bed for the boys. Tomorrow's our last day at Shorefield Country Park so here's to there being even more good weather to make the most of our little half term holiday!!!

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© 2018 George and the Giant Pledge. George and the Giant Pledge is a fundraising initiative in support of The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity with all funds going to the paediatric oncology team. The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, No. 1095197 and a company limited by guarantee, No. 04615761. Registered address: The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, 203 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ.