I come in peace!!!

#Cancer has no colours



Firstly hello all and I hope it is ok with the moderators to post this.



My name is Tony Munday, I am a 49 year old unfit Millwall supporter (someone has to be) who is heading for the knackers yard. On Sunday March 18th I am running the Brentwood half marathon on behalf of a 3 year old little girl called Isla Caton who is suffering from the same horrible disease that took Bradley Lowery the boy who captured the nations hearts.

The disease is Neuroblastoma and the treatment for this is only available in America.

On Tuesday young Isla had an operation to move a tumour from her brain and now goes back to chemo treatment to clear the cancer.

Through the Bradley Lowery foundation the family need to raise £400,000.



Here’s the catch.



Isla Caton is born into a staunch West Ham family and as a Millwall supporter I am using this as leverage to raise as much money for her as possible.

The rivalry between the two clubs is huge and I pray they lose every week.



I set my original target at £1000 and declared I would run in a West Ham shirt if reached. Due to having many West Ham friends who I have wound up over the years I reached the £1000 in 24 hours.

I added targets

£2000 to run in full kit

£3500 to do crossed hammers at finish line

£7000 to run with dyed claret and blue hair

I’m currently at approx £4,100.



Normally I wouldn’t even look at a West Ham kit let alone wear one but I’m prepared for the stick I’ll get for the rest of my life so this amazing little girl gets what she needs. My pain will be nothing compared to what she is going through.

It’s a very small sacrifice for me to make.



I am joining forums of all 92 league clubs to post this message and hoping the football family come together to help smash this target and help send this incredibly brave little girl to America to save her life by donating to my just giving page.



In my eyes cancer has no colours especially in children.

Isla’s twitter address is @islasfight, feel free to look and see what she’s going through



Here is my just giving page below, hopefully you will find it in your hearts to donate to the cause through my run.

Forget the £7,000 target lets smash it to as much as possible, this angel deserves a chance at life



I thank you all so much in advance



https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tony-munday3

 

Outstanding mate. Good luck to you and especially young Isla.

 

Thank you

 

That wasn’t me my friend, that was a young bloke who saw what I was doing and decided to have a go too.
He wore the shirt, I’m going full kit w****r and possibly claret and blue hair!.

Thanks for the support

 

You could go ‘full West Ham’ and attack one of your own friends on the way.

Well done and good luck m8.

 

Great cause, nice one.

 

Now that did make me chuckle.

Thank you all

 

Cancer knows no colours or boundaries. Good luck to you and most especially to Isla. I hope that the treatment is a success.

 

Donated. Best wishes to the lil'un

 

Thank you

 

Quick update, we’re almost at £13,000!!!

Thank you all those who have donated, it’s so appreciated.

I’ll be posting up pics next week after the run to give you all a good laugh

Thanks again

 

Now at £14,700!!!

 

I've just sent a small donation every little helps now £14804! Footballs fans are a pretty generous lot if this has gone to all clubs forum, hopefully it will reach the £400,000 target to get the little girl to the states!

 

It’s been such hard work just trying to get on some forums. I’ve managed a good number though and it’s going well.

Thanks for your donation, it’s greatly appreciated

 

If you want to follow Isla’s story you can on

Twitter
@islasfight

Facebook
https://m.facebook.com/teamislanoonefightsalone/?tsid=0.6731053486079308&source=result

 

I met young Isla and her family last night for the first time when I went to collect the West Ham kit from their house.
A very very humbling experience.

Isla’s parents are so strong and Isla was running around like any normal 3 year old just a week after an op to remove a brain tumour with the only visible signs being her face and head are totally bruised from the surgery

An inspiration for all

 

My daughters are 2 and 4...
This is them, Autumn on the left and Kiwi on the right. Normal, happy, everyday kids.




Isla is right in the middle of their ages and no three year old should be fighting to live. Please give her a tenner at least or more if you can so she might reach Kiwi's age and also have the same normal, happy, every day life that all our kids enjoy.

 

What a fantastic post

 

Where do I start!!!


Today’s Brentwood half marathon was cancelled due to the inclement weather and will not be rescheduled.

I took all the donations on the premise that I would do the forfeits I put in place.

So I will honour them all.


So now on Saturday 31st March, I will run a much more dangerous route from Cold Blow Lane to the Olympic Stadium via the New Den and the Boleyn ground wearing full West Ham kit and having claret and blue dyed hair. I will do crosses hammers at the finish where I will meet up with some of Isla’s fundraisers and then take in the West Ham v Southampton game


I’ll be surprised if I don’t get a whack from someone along the route, more so through Millwall territory in Bermondsey!!


I hope this will satisfy all of those who have donated.

Wish me luck, I need it!!


I thank you all once more for your incredible support

 

The world needs more people like you.

 

Thank you. It’s gonna bring plenty of tears to my eyes when I have to put it on

 

Two more days until I run into the valley of death!

Look out for the Goals pull out in The Sun this weekend, it’s possible there will be a bit in there about Isla, the run and the coming together of football fans to raise this money

 

Waiting (impatiently) for an update!

 

Well it’s all done and dusted!

The day went really well, no abuse, no clumps. Met and drank with some real old school West Ham, was a good laugh and ended up as pissed as a fart!!

Thank you for all your donations and support, it really is appreciated by myself and Isla’s family. If you’d still like to donate you can at the following page

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tony-munday3

I’ll leave some photos below and thank you once more.

 

£21, 519.....outstanding! But still a way to go....let's hope this young girl gets the treatment she needs.

 

Thank you for your words, Isla is a darling and deserves a chance at life.