***Appeal for support for a young fisherman with Leukaemia***

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tyrrell

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http://www.sealine.co.za/view_topic.php?id=56581&forum_id=17

Hey all, please do me the hugest favour and visit the above thread (approved by Emperor) in the Announcement Forum. It's about my cousin Luke Miles who was recently diagnosed with Leukaemia and how we're trying to raise funds for his treatment and create awareness about the dire need for bone marrow donors within South Africa in association with The Sunflower Fund.

Also see http://www.marrowformiles.co.za and http://www.facebook.com/Marrow4Miles

Thanks and Tight Lines!

tyrrell

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tyrrell

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Corporate Sponsors

[/b]Any business owners wanting to support Marrow For Miles financially or by donating your products / services or expertise,  please email info@marrowformiles.co.za. All Corporate Sponsors will have their businesses permanently promoted on our website, and will receive publicity through other forms of media as it happens.

Likewise, if you work at a company that you feel would be open to being approached for sponsorship, please encourage them to do so or send us their details at info@marrowformiles.co.za and we’ll contact them directly.



http://www.marrowformiles.co.za/leukaemia_foundation_sponsors.html for full details[/b]
 
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tyrrell

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Luke listed on The Sunflower Fund’s website

[/b]This morning The Sunflower Fund listed Luke on their “Still Searching” page along with some of the other sufferers of this terrible disease. Please visit http://www.sunflowerfund.org.za/Still-Searching/marrow-4-miles and show your support for Luke and others like him by registering on The South African Bone Marrow Registry as a donor. Come guys, it’s not too much to ask... YOU could save his life!






Call Toll free: 0800 12 10 82
or visit their website http://www.sunflowerfund.org.za
    
 
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tyrrell

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Sealine members getting involved!

Sealine member shaheenc has very generously donated a Loomis & Franklin 10ft Surf Spinning Rod to the Marrow For Miles campaign to be raffled at a later stage. Thank you so much shaheenc, your support is truly appreciated! I’ll keep you all posted on when the raffle will happen.

Let's keep the support coming in! Check out the main thread HERE!




Ryler AKA tyrrell


info@marrowformiles.co.za

http://www.marrowformiles.co.za

http://www.facebook.com/Marrow4Miles

 
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tyrrell

Senior Member
***SEALINE Auction in aid of Marrow For Miles***

http://www.sealine.co.za/view_topic.php?id=56783&forum_id=5

Emperor, the man-with-a-plan and Administrator Extraordinaire has very kindly offered one of his prized possessions, a classic (and I must say beautiful!) Mitchell 602 Multiplier to be auctioned in aid of the Marrow For Miles campaign!

Seriously, how nice is this reel!? You know you have to have it...

 
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So guys, open your hearts and your wallets by bidding for this little gem while knowing that funds raised are going towards a truly good cause, saving a life! Let’s get Luke back with his family, and dare I say it, back on the water with a rod in his hand!

Check out the auction HERE!


 
Thanks again Emperor, you’re a legend!

Ryler AKA tyrrell


info@marrowformiles.co.za

http://www.marrowformiles.co.za

http://www.facebook.com/Marrow4Miles

 
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tyrrell

Senior Member
[align=left]New corporate sponsors onboard!

Two new corporate sponsors have joined The Marrow For Miles campaign with very generous donations of their time and products. For the full list of sponsors please click HERE.[/align]
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[align=left]Any business owners wanting to support Marrow For Miles and receive recognition on our website, please email info@marrowformiles.co.za. All Corporate Sponsors will have their businesses permanently promoted on our website, and will receive publicity through other forms of media as it happens.

Likewise, if you work at a company that you feel would be open to being approached for sponsorship, please encourage them to do so or send us their details at info@marrowformiles.co.za and we’ll contact them directly.


info@marrowformiles.co.za

http://www.marrowformiles.co.za

http://www.facebook.com/Marrow4Miles

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tyrrell

Senior Member
Luke Miles and The Marrow For Miles Foundation in The EP Herald 20 April 2011

[/b]Page 6 of today’s Herald Newspaper (20 April 2011)has an article about Luke’s plight and The Marrow For Miles Foundation that was created to raise funds for Luke’s treatment and increase awareness about the desperate need for people to join The South African Bone Marrow Registry.
 
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Luke's brother Dougal Miles is also The Herald's "Hero of the Day" today 20th April 2011
 
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tyrrell

Senior Member
New corporate sponsors onboard!
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Three new corporate sponsors have joined The Marrow For Miles campaign with very generous donations of their time and products. For the full list of sponsors please click HERE.

Second Skins have sponsored thermal and waterproof clothing.

Canon have sponsored a camera to be used on the trip.

Commercial Marine have sponsored fishing rods, reels and tackle, as well as weatherproof jackets and safety equipment.


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Any business owners wanting to support Marrow For Miles and receive recognition on our website, please email info@marrowformiles.co.za. All Corporate Sponsors will have their businesses permanently promoted on our website, and will receive publicity through other forms of media as it happens.

Likewise, if you work at a company that you feel would be open to being approached for sponsorship, please encourage them to do so or send us their details at info@marrowformiles.co.za and we’ll contact them directly.

 
info@marrowformiles.co.za

http://www.marrowformiles.co.za

http://www.facebook.com/Marrow4Miles

 
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tyrrell

Senior Member
An update on Luke

Sadly Luke has not been doing very well.  The more chemo he has the more the leukemia keeps coming back.  He is under another bout of chemo now and after this treatment they will kill off all his stem cells and proceed with a bone marrow transplant.  He will also be put onto an anti rejection medication, and this medication could cause organ failure.  He is not very strong at present, but we hope and pray that he will get through this next phase.


Please keep him in your thoughts


info@marrowformiles.co.za

http://www.marrowformiles.co.za

http://www.facebook.com/Marrow4Miles

 
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tyrrell

Senior Member
http://www.sealine.co.za/view_topic.php?id=56581&forum_id=17&jump_to=851671


Luke Miles 24/11/1967 – 02/09/2011



http://www.sunflowerfund.org.za/Wall-of-Remembrance/mileslbluke-miles-24111967-02092011




It is with a heavy heart that I’m informing all of you that Luke Miles passed away on Friday 2nd September 2011 at 8am.

I would like to thank the Sealine community, especially Emperor and all the members who made contributions (you gents know who you are) for your support and goodwill over this trying time.

As you know, Luke was diagnosed with Leukaemia in December 2010, so had been bravely battling this terrible disease for a full 9 months. At one point about 2 months ago after several rounds of intensive chemotherapy, Luke’s prognosis was looking promising. So much so, that he was released from hospital in Cape Town and allowed to travel back to Port Elizabeth to be with his family. Sadly, after having been back but a few weeks, the Leukaemia resurfaced and his health rapidly declined.

Without a bone marrow transplant or a miracle, Luke’s condition was at that point terminal. Luke spent the last few weeks of his life in St. Georges Hospital, being looked after by the amazing staff there. Towards the end his suffering was clearly visible. He is now finally at peace.

Luke is survived by his parents Don & Gobby, brother Dougal, wife Yana and young daughter Anastasia.

A fisherman to the very end, Luke had written a letter to his family that was to be opened on his passing, in which he commented on how he had lived a full and enriching life, one of the reasons being that he had fished some of the best waters on the planet.


Thank you again to all of you for your support!


Please be sure to support The Sunflower Fund so that people like Luke who are diagnosed with this terrible disease might have a better chance of beating it.




Call Toll free: 0800 12 10 82
or visit their website http://www.sunflowerfund.org.za

 
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