Great-grandfather marks 10 years of cancer with walking challenge
Ralph White's wife Lynn suggested two miles a day might be more realistic than 10
Ralph White, 75, had surgery for a prostate sarcoma in 2012 and a tumour was found in his bowel last year.Mr White, from Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness, said he felt "so lucky to be alive". Mr White, who has three children, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild, plans to walk two miles each day.He had originally suggested to his wife he could walk 10 miles a day to reflect his 10 years living with cancer and the 10 days since being discharged.
Mr White is raising money for Derian House, a children's hospice which provides end-of-life care to 400 young people and their families across Lancashire, south Cumbria and Greater Manchester.
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