I will be having my hair shaved off to raise money for the Lingen Davies Appeal which supports cancer care at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

In August 2007, my wife Lorna was diagnosed with breast cancer and following an operation to remove the cancerous lump she has been having a course of chemotherapy at the cancer centre at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

Following this chemotherapy treatment she will undergo a course of radiotherapy, followed by tamoxifen and herceptin.

We have both found all of the staff at the centre extremely professional and very caring and Lorna has also spent time at the Hamar Centre where she has met other people suffering from similar conditions, all of whom have been a great support.

I am hoping to raise as much money as possible through the shaving of my head and if the total amount exceeds £500 then.........my prized goatee will go as well.

Now there's an incentive!!

You can donate by clicking HERE

Light shines through openings in a series of bunkers at a #military base in #Afghanistan #photography

The sun sets behind the USO complex at Camp #Leatherneck, Helmand Province, #Afghanistan on October 13, 2012. #photography

A Russian Kamaz cabover semi-truck hauls cargo along a road across the desert in western Afghanistan.

A pair of abandoned Russian Mi-8 HIP helicopters sit wasting away at an airfield in Northern Afghanistan

Photos from the Tuesday morning session of London Tester Gathering 2011, held at Skills Matter eXchange.

Photos from the Tuesday morning session of London Tester Gathering 2011, held at Skills Matter eXchange.

Photos from the Tuesday morning session of London Tester Gathering 2011, held at Skills Matter eXchange.

Candid image of a United States Army soldier serving a door gunner on a Chinook Helicopter in Afghanistan.

Photos from the Tuesday morning session of London Tester Gathering 2011, held at Skills Matter eXchange.

Photos from the Tuesday morning session of London Tester Gathering 2011, held at Skills Matter eXchange.

Photos from the Tuesday morning session of London Tester Gathering 2011, held at Skills Matter eXchange.

Photos from the Tuesday morning session of London Tester Gathering 2011, held at Skills Matter eXchange.

Photos from the Tuesday morning session of London Tester Gathering 2011, held at Skills Matter eXchange.

Photos from the Tuesday morning session of London Tester Gathering 2011, held at Skills Matter eXchange.

Photos from the Tuesday morning session of London Tester Gathering 2011, held at Skills Matter eXchange.

Photos from the Tuesday morning session of London Tester Gathering 2011, held at Skills Matter eXchange.

Photos from the Tuesday morning session of London Tester Gathering 2011, held at Skills Matter eXchange.

Photos from the Tuesday morning session of London Tester Gathering 2011, held at Skills Matter eXchange.

Photos from the Tuesday morning session of London Tester Gathering 2011, held at Skills Matter eXchange.

Scenic aerial photography of rugged mountain peaks in the Hindu Kush region of northeastern Afghanistan.

Photos from the Tuesday morning session of London Tester Gathering 2011, held at Skills Matter eXchange.

Photos from the Tuesday morning session of London Tester Gathering 2011, held at Skills Matter eXchange.

Photos from the Tuesday morning session of London Tester Gathering 2011, held at Skills Matter eXchange.

Photos from the Tuesday morning session of London Tester Gathering 2011, held at Skills Matter eXchange.

A couple ride down a paved road outside of Herat, Afghanistan.

An array of old and worn laboratory glassware

Photos from the Tuesday morning session of London Tester Gathering 2011, held at Skills Matter eXchange.

Photos from the Tuesday morning session of London Tester Gathering 2011, held at Skills Matter eXchange.

Photos from the Tuesday morning session of London Tester Gathering 2011, held at Skills Matter eXchange.

Photos from the Tuesday morning session of London Tester Gathering 2011, held at Skills Matter eXchange.

Photos from the Tuesday morning session of London Tester Gathering 2011, held at Skills Matter eXchange.

Street photograph of a police officer with reflective safety vest directing cars through a traffic circle in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Image of a scenic snow-capped rocky mountain peak within the Hindu Kush of northern Afghanistan.

An man walks in solitude across a rocky field in northwestern Afghanistan

Photos from the Tuesday morning session of London Tester Gathering 2011, held at Skills Matter eXchange.

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I thought others might appreciate these tidbits of forgotten history of People of Color.

Please feel free to leave any comments or thoughts or impressions. I look forward to reading them!

Photos from the Tuesday morning session of London Tester Gathering 2011, held at Skills Matter eXchange.

Scenic aerial image of an eastern Afghanistan farming community surrounded by green crops.

Photos from the Tuesday morning session of London Tester Gathering 2011, held at Skills Matter eXchange.

Photos from the Tuesday morning session of London Tester Gathering 2011, held at Skills Matter eXchange.