A MAN has decided to take on Mount Kilimanjaro for charity despite the recent death of his baby son.Spencer Cole, 39, of The Geerings, Corringham heads off to Tanzania to start his ascent up the 19,340 feet high mountain in January.
Spencer, who chose to do the climb for MacMillan Cancer Support because of a bereavement in his partner’s family, was on the brink of giving up his dream when on Friday November 21 he lost his baby son, Luke Cowley-Cole.
Last year he and his partner, Mell Cowley, 32, gave up their flat and careers to move to Hereford and run a pub but the venture didn’t work out.
Meanwhile Mell fell pregnant but was told the baby would die because of complications and at Basildon Hospital’s maternity ward, Luke was born but died little more than an hour later from renal complications.
Spencer said: “If it wasn’t for the help and support of fellow trekkers, who do not really know me, I would have given up on the climb.
“I would like to say thank you to family and friends for their support and to Basildon Hospital’s Maternity ward who were fantastic.
“I would especially like to say a big thank you to Ann Gummery, The Three Amigoes, Martin and Fiona Scragg and Steven Richardson for their kind generosity.”
Spencer had always wanted to climb Kilimanjaro and promised himself he would do it before he turned 40.
He added: “It is going to be the biggest physical challenge of my life, but I'm hoping I will complete it.
“The only thing that will stop me is the altitude sickness, because we will be at such a height.”
If anyone would like to sponsor Spencer they can go to his justgiving account, which is www.justgiving.com/kilicole2009 and follow the instructions.
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