Adel Castle is taking on 42 challenges in 42 days to raise money for Judy Gotham and her children to enjoy a trip to Disney.
Judy, 41, turns 42 on 15 November. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2023, and it has returned twice, in November 2024 and September 2026.
She has had four operations on her left breast, the latest being a full mastectomy on 14 October. She has also been through 20 cycles of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. She is now waiting for test results and an appointment to find out whether she needs further treatment.
Each challenge comes with a different silly outfit and must involve the number 42 or relate to Judy in some way.
So far, Adel has dressed as a pirate and tried to stand on a paddleboard, falling in a few times, ridden the 42 bus dressed as a bus and run up and down the Hoe steps for 42 minutes as an inflatable sumo wrestler.
She has also run a parkrun as an inflatable snowman, completed a 4.2km run dressed as a flamingo and searched Asda for 42 items beginning with J while dressed as the Mad Hatter.
Adel said she wanted to do something positive after seeing the effect cancer has on families.
“I am fed up with losing people to cancer and fed up with the negativity it brings,” she said. “All Judy’s children have known for nearly four years is that Mum has cancer. No child should have to go through this once, let alone three times.”
The money raised is intended to give Judy and her children a special memory together and ease the worry about how they would afford a Disney trip.
Judy said: “I am so thankful for Adel doing what she has been doing. Me and my children are so lucky to have something to look forward to. We appreciate and are so thankful to everyone who has donated and supported this.”
Videos of the challenges and details of the fundraiser are on Adel’s public Facebook page, Adel Marshall.
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