Reverend Mel Macarthur celebrates life on the road to Santiago

By B.c Lewis
August 13 2014 - 12:00am
Cancer survivor Reverend Mel Macarthur of Wentworth Falls won't let a life threatening illness slow him down. He leaves to walk the 900 kilometres Camino de Santiago next month with his wife Anne Lawrence, his second pilgrimage to Spain in as many years. "No one wants to have cancer, but there are experiences I value since being a cancer patient."
Cancer survivor Reverend Mel Macarthur of Wentworth Falls won't let a life threatening illness slow him down. He leaves to walk the 900 kilometres Camino de Santiago next month with his wife Anne Lawrence, his second pilgrimage to Spain in as many years. "No one wants to have cancer, but there are experiences I value since being a cancer patient."

He has an inspiring story, and he's about to add a few more page-turning chapters to it.

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