Irene Grant-Jones
Nessun Dorma Organ Donors Make a Difference: Irene Grant-Jones- Bedford Rhyl N Wales' NHS Puccini
A beautiful melody : Nessun Dorma set to words written by Irene Grant-Jones accompanied by her husband Tim Grant-Jones. Irene is originally from Rhyl in North Wales Denbighshire , now living in Kempston, Bedford.
In August 2018 Irene and Tim cycled their Tandem from London to Brighton to raise money for The British Heart Foundation.
We had such fun preparing for this event. We were two of 16,000 cyclists all carrying our own personal stories. It was a brilliant day where we achieved our goal .... getting to the end!
It was such a well organised event. Even though we suffered a broken chain, we were soon set on our way. We are no strangers to long distances as the last time we covered such mileage was as music students at The Royal Academy of Music cycling from London to South Wales , across the Brecon Beacons to Rhyl on an old heavy tandem with a suitcase on the back! I love writing poetry from serious to humorous and I hope these words will encourage action towards organ donation and supporting the NHS.
I can imagine waiting, waiting, hoping and longing for that important telephone call from a hospital telling me that they have found an organ donor for a family member, friend etc. ...... and it never comes!
With my very best wishes, Irene.
