Two new charity tracks
We are proud that Bill has kindly recorded two amazing new tracks for Sara's charity which are now available on https://billnelsoncharitysingles.bandcamp.com/
Along with a selection of the tracks recorded and donated over the last few years
Bill has been a wonderful ambassador for Sara's Hope Foundation since 2010
He has recorded several tracks which have raised a substantial amount of funds which went towards us flying out 140 inspirational children ,young people and their families out to Sara's Retreat in Crete .This week provided the families with an opportunity to spend quality time together and forget about their horrendous and traumatic cancer journey .Having lost our beautiful 16 year old daughter Sara to colon cancer in 2001 we realised the importance for a family to strengthen bonds, have fun and make memories
We returned to the UK at the end of 2019 and decided we would like to continue to fundraise and make a difference to children and young people with cancer
This year we are supporting an amazing family from Teeside who really have been living a cancer nightmare
Mum Sandra was in the same ward as our Sara and had an above the knee amputation at the age of 19 when she was diagnosed with bone cancer .Sandra's life has been a living nightmare and she has relapsed 5 times since 1999.She has had surgery to her lungs and had a double mastectomy ...she continues to visit Manchester oncology department as she is on a clinical trial in an attemp to prolong her life
Sandra and her husband Colin are a remarkable couple and have 6 children .Tragically three of their children share the same rogue and very rare cancer gene as Sandra .Coby now 18 had surgery to remove a tumour from his temple and relapsed and required further treatment to remove 2 brain tumours ....Coby has been left with psychological and life changing health problems including his mobility and speech
His young sister was also diagnosed with breast cancer and endured surgery and treatments to remove the cancer ...thankfully she has made a full recovery but still requires regular scans and check ups
The eldest daughter Kacey recently passed away at the age of 16 when she was diagnosed with leukaemia during her treatment for a solid tumour
The family really deserve support .Julie ,myself and family friends donated to an Appeal to fund Kaceys funeral as they could not take out insurance for Sandra or the three children as they were high risk
So please support by making a donation when you download Bills charity by singles
Bill ,the Nelsonica team and my fellow Nelsonic family have really made a difference to so many families living with cancer ...sadly like Sara some of the children have since passed away since their week at Sara's Retreat ...but the parents and siblings have precious memories together
I have set up a charity account for the family and it you would like to make a separate donation I would be happy to send you the account details
Please e mail
Once again thank you Bill and the Nelsonic community for your kindness , love an care
Ged and Julie Hoburn XX
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Thank you, Ged and Julie for giving these young people and their families solace during such difficult times. You also remind others, like myself, that there are still a lot of good, caring people out there. Sometimes that gets obscured by all the craziness in the world. Take care, and keep up the good work. ๐
And, thanks to Bill for being so supportive of this mission all these years. I'm excited about the new tracks, but I'm also glad the other tracks were posted. I originally purchased each one upon their release, but I lost Rocket To The Moon somewhere in the ethernet. ๐ฎ