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A popular Clitheroe dad of two who was diagnosed with a rare form of leukaemia has inspired his pals atthe gym to


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Arnold Marsden is a regular, at Carter Leisure, Clitheroe, and when owner Vicky Cart­ er heard he was ill she rallied


members to get on their bikes to raise money for Leukaemia


Research. A sponsored spinath-


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gym in Chatburn Road to co­ incide with the Tour of Great Britain’s visit to the town. Seven instructors and lio


members managed to cover 147k to raise just over £3,000. Arnold (50), who lives in


Brungerly Avenue with his medical secretary wife Sa­ mantha, said: “I feel humbled by what they have done, it is a fantastic amount to raise.” Arnold was diagnosed


with a rare form of the illness known as acute promyeloid


leukaemiainMarchfollowing a visit to his GP after he woke


i uponemorningwithamouth I full of blood blisters. | An area manager for Tar-


ArnoldMarsden,Vicky Carter and MarkTownsend with members of Carters Leisure.


mac, Arnoldhad also felt tired for a couple ofweeks and un­ explained bruises kept ap­ pearing on his body. '' He said: “I was taken to


Blackpool Victoria Hospital that same day for treatment and since then I have under­ gone four rounds of chem­ otherapy treatment. The consultant said that the fact I was quite fit and relatively young were good signs to help me fight the illness.” Arnold, who has two


daughters, Georgia (19) and 18-year-old Olivia, is also bene-


' fitting from recent research into the disease which has discovered that high doses of Vitamin A help to combat it. Vicky, who has also been


sellingCure Leukaemia wrist- bandsatthegym,said:“Arnold


and his wife are a lovely couple and everyone here wanted to do somethingto help, espe­ cially as he is benefitting from such recent research into the


disease.” • Donations can still be


made to the fund at https:// www.justgiving.com/Carter-


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sented Claire in her legal battle against the primary care trust. He said: “Claire’s case is one of


many we have seen where there was a clear lack of appreciation of the urgency of the patient’s situ­ ation. Cauda equina syndrome is treatableandsuffererscanmake a complete recovery. However, they currently face the ‘luck of the draw1 as to whether the signs willbe acted on promptly. “InClaire’scasetherewasevi- denceofanurgentproblemwith


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her spine on an MRI scan. How­ ever, the radiographer at the mo­ bile unit failed to recognise it was anemergencyanddelayedacting on it. When the scan was even­ tually reported the radiologist


at the Royal Blackburn Hospital also failed to take urgent action andClairewaslefttodeteriorate.” Claire’s ordeal began in Au­


gust, 2010, when she began to suffer severe pain in her back which radiated down her legs. Claire was referred for an MRI scan,whichtookplaceatamobile unit operated by a private com­ pany butcontracted by the NHS. The MRI showed a prolapsed disc which was pressing on the cauda equina nerves at the base of Claire’s spine. The nerves are responsible for sensation in the lowerhalfofthebodyandbowel, bladder and sexual function. However, the radiographer


failed to treat it as an emergency, as did the radiologist at the Royal Blackburn Hospital when they received the scan report. Three days later Claire began


to show “red flag signs" of cauda equina syndrome, including an abnormal sensation in her bow­ els, numbness in her groin and saddle area and difficulty pass­


ing urine. Claire’s GP suspected caudaequinasyndromeandcon-


tacted an orthopaedic surgeon at the Royal Blackburn Hospital. Claire was sent to Preston Royal


Hospital for specialist care and underwentsurgerythenextday. However,bynowitwastoo late to


preventpermanentdamagefroni being caused.


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Blaze a trail to fire station open day


sky dives 14,000 feet Sixteen-year-old raises £1,000 for British Heart Foundation


By Su e P l u n k e t t sue.plunkett@jpress.co.uk Twitter@clithadvertiser


A teenage sky diver has raised more than £1,000 for the Brit­ ish Heart Foundation. Daring James Parsons,


who is only 16, had only been in a plane once before when he decided that doing a 14,000 feet sky dive with the Black Knights team at Grange over Sands was just the challenge he needed. He said: “I did feel nervous


at first, but the thrill of doing it soon took over from that.” James, who lives in Slaid-


burn with his parents, Reuben and Joanne and sisters, Eliza­ beth (18) and 14-year-old Rose, has just started studying for his A Levels at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Sixth Form Centre. He set himself a target of raising £400 for the British


Heart Foundation, so was thrilled to bits when he more than doubled that amount. The total raised now stands at £1,075 and James is hoping for more donations through his justgiving page. James added: “When I


found out that heart disease was the biggest killer in the UK I felt that the British Heart Foundation was the best char­ ity to raise money for as it does so much good work into re­ search. I want to thank eve­ ryone immensely for their support and kindness for this great cause.” The British Heart Foun­


dation was founded in 1961 by a group of medical profes­ sionals wanting to fund extra research into the causes, diag­ nosis, treatment and preven­ tion of heart and circulatory disease. Duringthe past 50 years it has helped to trans­ form the landscape of heart disease.


Clitheroe Fire Station will hold an open day on Sunday, October 12th, from 11am to 4pm. There will be a host of attractions including stalls, face painting, quizzes, crafts and games. Firefighters will be car­


rying out demonstrations of the different techniques they have to use in a variety of sit­ uations and the British Red


Cross will be on there. Entry is free but there will


be some fund-raisingfor the firefighters’ charity.


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