š„³š¾š The happiest of Birthday Wishes to Richard Clifford, my wonderful father and co-founder of Skcin who celebrates his Birthday turning 80 this weekend! š§”
Richard lost his beloved wife Karen Clifford (the āKCā in Skcin) to melanoma in 2005 - it was of course a devastating time for all our family, but Richard turned his grief into positivity and was determined to prevent such suffering for others - and a matter of months later Skcin was born.
I am so proud of his achievements and dedication in these early years of the charity - from setting up and heading up āSkin Cancer UKā to lobby government and drive change; travelling to Australia to meet with the best in prevention and gain knowledge of best practice - and Iāll NEVER forget his mammoth efforts in trying to unite every charity and organisation in the UK with an interest in skin cancer to raise much needed awareness that was non-existent back then! ā¦I could quite literally write a book on that one!
His efforts, his dedication and his passion has shaped who we are and what we do today - and what a fitting legacy for his wife and my mum, who has inspired us and fuelled our passion every day for 17 years!
š§” My goodness Dad - you have made her proud! š§”
