{"id":17051,"date":"2021-02-16T08:44:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T08:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opa.org.uk\/?page_id=17051"},"modified":"2024-01-16T11:49:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T11:49:49","slug":"fiona-wade-our-patron","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/opa-old.voidappsdev.uk\/?page_id=17051","title":{"rendered":"Our Patron &#8211; Fiona Wade"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Our Patron &#8211; Fiona Wade (actress) best known as Priya Sharma in Emmerdale<\/h1>\n<p>Message from our Patron, Fiona Wade:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>\u201cSome years ago I lost my father to oesophageal cancer. He was such an amazing person, the best father I could ever wish for and it was so sad and shocking when he was diagnosed. I had never heard of this type of cancer before and I always feel to this day that if we had been more aware of oesophageal cancer or reflux disease then for sure earlier diagnosis would have made a huge difference and maybe saved his life.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Early diagnosis by spreading awareness is absolutely key in saving lives from this cancer, so please help us to carry on doing all we can to make people more aware and help us to save lives and to support and reassure everyone who needs our help. Thank you.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/opa-old.voidappsdev.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20200901_legacy_leaflet_dl_6pp_-_final.pdf\">View our legacy leaflet here which includes Fiona&#8217;s Story.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Important message from the OPA Patron<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/Yp6IiaW8OHY?feature=share\">https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/Yp6IiaW8OHY?feature=share<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>You can donate to Fiona Wade&#8217;s Just Giving page<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/campaigns\/charity\/oesophagealpatientsassociation\/jointhefight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fiona Wade Appeal<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>TV Appearance &#8211; Celebrity Catchphrase<\/h2>\n<p>Stephen Mulhern hosts a celebrity special of the classic game show, with James Jordan,\u00a0Fiona Wade\u00a0and Louis Walsh all trying to &#8216;say what they see&#8217; for charity. To watch this episode click on the video below&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/hub\/celebrity-catchphrase\/2a5716a0025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17054 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/opa-old.voidappsdev.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/celebrity_catchphrase_fiona_wade.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"685\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opa-old.voidappsdev.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/celebrity_catchphrase_fiona_wade.jpg 685w, https:\/\/opa-old.voidappsdev.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/celebrity_catchphrase_fiona_wade-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opa-old.voidappsdev.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/celebrity_catchphrase_fiona_wade-150x70.jpg 150w, https:\/\/opa-old.voidappsdev.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/celebrity_catchphrase_fiona_wade-600x279.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Fiona Wade Videos<\/h2>\n<p>1)\u00a0The Oesophageal Patients Association<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xuTSylaCEdA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>2)\u00a0The Reality of Oesophageal Cancer<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QL6zS_1_WCg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>3)\u00a0A Message from our Patron Fiona Wade<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0HTSelc-KVI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>4)\u00a0A Personal Introduction to the Oesophageal Patients Association<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z813duiW7cs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>5)\u00a0A Lifeline to Patients, Families &amp; Carers<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xQHBV0I5S9Q\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Patron &#8211; Fiona Wade (actress) best known as Priya Sharma in Emmerdale Message from our Patron, Fiona Wade: \u201cSome years ago I lost my father to oesophageal cancer. He was such an amazing person, the best father I could ever wish for and it was so sad and shocking when he was diagnosed. I had never heard of this type of cancer before and I always feel to this day that if we had been more aware of oesophageal cancer or reflux disease then for sure earlier diagnosis would have made a huge difference and maybe saved his life. Early diagnosis by spreading awareness is absolutely key in saving lives from this cancer, so please help us to carry on doing all we can to make people more aware and help us to save lives and to support and reassure everyone who needs our help. Thank you.\u201d View our legacy leaflet here which includes Fiona&#8217;s Story. Important message from the OPA Patron https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/Yp6IiaW8OHY?feature=share You can donate to Fiona Wade&#8217;s Just Giving page Fiona Wade Appeal TV Appearance &#8211; Celebrity Catchphrase Stephen Mulhern hosts a celebrity special of the classic game show, with James Jordan,\u00a0Fiona Wade\u00a0and Louis Walsh all trying [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":269,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17051","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Our Patron - Fiona Wade - The OPA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Our Patron - Fiona Wade - The OPA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Our Patron &#8211; Fiona Wade (actress) best known as Priya Sharma in Emmerdale Message from our Patron, Fiona Wade: \u201cSome years ago I lost my father to oesophageal cancer. 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