A Fife man who continues to climb mountains two years after doctors predicted he would die from cancer is to raise money on his wedding day to help others fighting the disease.
Andy Duncan was told in October 2012 he was unlikely to live longer than three years when he was diagnosed with a malignant and aggressive form of prostate cancer.
He began a quest to climb as many Munros as possible before he became too ill and is continuing to conquer the Scottish peaks, and blogs about his experiences.
When he marries Shona Campbell next month, the couple and their guests will raise money for the Maggie’s Centre in Edinburgh, which has supported him.
Andy, 58, and Shona, 57, of Cupar, will tie the knot on November 4 at the Hill of Tarvit mansion house, just outside the town.
The operator of their converted horse box bar, The Donkey Box, has pledged to donate a portion of its takings.
Shona said: “The Maggie’s Centre is an amazing organisation and this is a nice way to give something back from our wedding and help to support lots of people who are in our situation.”
The couple, who were best friends when they were teenagers, got together as a couple four years ago and were engaged in May.
Shona said: “It was going to be a long engagement but we were advised it would be a good idea to get married and not leave it too long.”
Friends are expected to travel from the Netherlands, where Andy lived for 23 years, for their nuptials which have snowballed from the small, intimate ceremony they originally planned.
Shona said: “Our wedding started off with 17 people coming but it is now up to 75.
“Andy was sick around four weeks ago and when he was sick I thought you just don’t know, so we decided we should get as many people together as possible.
“For anyone who has cancer, you just don’t know what’s going to happen.”
