Former marine taking on 31 of UK's coldest waters for charity after fourth cancer diagnosis
A former Royal Marine who has been diagnosed with cancer for a fourth time is taking part in a series of cold-water dips to raise money for charity.
Tim Crossin is touring the UK raising funds for The Royal Marines Charity, Lymphoma Action and mental health organisation Rock 2 Recovery.
He is currently in Scotland but will be travelling to 31 different locations over January and taking the plunge in some of the coldest waters for his fundraising effort.
Tim said: "The Royal Marines Charity and Rock2Recovery and also Lymphoma Action – three fantastic causes that help service personnel and civilians alike, but everyone's been touched by cancer or have mental health problems and also, with the military, is important everybody.
"I was first diagnosed with cancer in 2016 with Lymphoma Non-Hodgkin's disease and spent two years of living with cancer and then got stage 4 high grade.
"I had chemo for that and then a year later got diagnosed again with Hodgkin's Lymphoma the second time, got rid of that one, had a stem cell transplant after third cancer."
Tim was given a devastating fourth diagnosis of cancer at the end of last year.
He said: "Two weeks before Christmas last year they told me the cancer had come back and it's now in my spleen, my liver, and my oesophagus.
"I already planned into the 31-day challenge as a bit of a restart with my life hoping that the cancer would all be gone but it wasn't to be, so I cracked on anyway – cancer or not, get the challenge done and I'm glad I did because the support has been fantastic.
"If it was easy everybody would do it and, yeah, it does shine a light on the problems but also the benefits, and you just have got to keep fighting. Tomorrow is not a guarantee for anybody."
Tim and his mission can be supported by visiting: justgiving.com/crowdfunding/colddipcommando.
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