Out
on Formby Lane, Downholland today. Collected 2 bags in the sunshine. Nothing
spectacular until my knight in orange running shirt appeared in the distance. I’d
just decided there wouldn’t be room in my second bag for much more rubbish and
looked up to see how far I had still to cover. There was Conor ferreting around
in the undergrowth with a carrier bag, bulging with rubbish.
When we met up in the middle
he was full of compliments but you see I have a good reason for what I do, his
was a spontaneous and practical gesture of support. Felt a bit overwhelmed by
his generostity and gave him a hug which he accepted gracefully. A leaflet in
hand, he spent the next 10 minutes running backwards and forwards helping me
out. Before he headed off on the run he set out to do originally, he said he
would visit the facebook page.
Can’t help but reflect on
the waves of positive feeling I get as I collect rubbish. I just hope that all
those male passersby are being persuaded to think about a PSA and the women go
home and talk to their husband, brother, father, son, partner. You see the risk
is that people think it doesn’t apply to them or their loved ones, that someone else will be the 1 in 8 men in the
UK who experience Prostate Cancer.
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