Thank you, Sam and James, for your incredible dedication and for running in memory of Tom. Your support helps us continue our work and makes a real difference for those affected by oesophageal cancer.
Sam’s Story
In autumn 2025, I sadly lost a close friend of mine Tom to Oesophageal Cancer at the age of 26. From the initial phone call from Tom to tell me he had this cancer to his sad passing, I began thinking of a way that I could support him and others also going through the same thing. I knew I wanted to raise awareness and raise money for a charity linked to this type of cancer. From my own research I came across the OPA cancer charity, and knew instantly that this was the charity I wanted to support.
For my fundraising I set up a Just Giving page which I have shared with my family, friends and work colleagues. For the latter, I have also used the poster and donation box that were kindly sent by the charity and placed them in two different work sites as another way to raise awareness with my colleagues about my charity effort.
In memory of our Tom, me and his cousin James (pictured) are going to be running the Sheffield Half Marathon at the end of the March. Tom was brought up and lived in the Sheffield area, so it felt fitting to run there in his memory.
If you would like to support our effort, please follow the link below. Any donation would be greatly appreciated.
https://www.justgiving.com/page/sam-warwick-2?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL
Thank You.
A Day to Remember
Yesterday me and James ran and completed the Sheffield Half Marathon in memory of our Tom. We ran together throughout and both crossed the line in 1 hour 39 minutes and 50 seconds. After we were met by many of Toms family who had come out to cheer us on before we headed for a celebratory lunch and drink afterwards. My parents travelled down from Cumbria to come and support as well.
I am also very happy to announce that as of this morning we have raised over £2000 for the charity. We have been absolutely blown away by the generosity and support we have received throughout.
April to raise money in memory of his beloved Grandad Daryll, who we lost to stomach cancer back in 2023. As Chae is only 9, both myself and Sam will also be completing 5k. 🥵 Please help Chae hit his target and more importantly help support others struggling with this terrible disease.”
“In June 2019, my Grandad was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer after struggling to swallow his food. He underwent four rounds of chemotherapy before having surgery to remove the tumour.
“Our Dad and father in law, Ronald was diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer in December 2010 when he was 56 years old. At the point of diagnosis unfortunately surgery was not possible. Dad bravely endured a year of treatment to give him some time with family, especially his young grandchildren. He sadly passed away on 17 December 2011. When we heard about OPA cancer charity we decided to fundraise as we recognise the work you do to prevent others from losing their loved ones like we have. Our Dad was amazing and we miss him every day. We are proud to walk 10km a day (Fiona is going 10k steps a day) to raise money and awareness for OPA cancer charity.”
