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Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page . Before running this years London Marathon, I last ran the London Marathon in 1991. I used to run many 1/2 marathons and fun runs but when my son was born found I it harder to find the time to train. Last year I decided that I would like to do London one more time so sent in my entry... and was accepted, at this time I was unsure which charity I was going to raise money for but come the end of the Last year there was no question... <a href="http://www.braintumouruk.org.uk/home?gclid=COq2747T9a0CFcxofAodpHXkrg">Brain Tumour UK</a> In Memory of my Father-in-law and Mother-in-Law, Martin and Janet Hawkins. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; font-weight: normal; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">I<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; font-weight: normal; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">chose to run the London Marathon to raise money for BTUK<span style="font-size: 10pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> In order to being more awareness to this horrid disease which took the life of a Brave Man, My Father-In-Law Martin Hawkins <span style="font-size: 10pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: #000000; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">in October 2011. <span style="font-size: 10pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Martin was a hard working caring Husband, Father and Grandad. <span style="font-size: 10pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">He not only worked full time, he was the main Carer to his wife Janet. Janet had suffered with, Lupus, Raynaud’s Disease, Osteoporosis and Diabetes <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: #000000;">for over 15 years. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: #000000;">Last April Janet had expressed her concerns that Martin had started sleeping a lot and didn’t seem himself. Martin kept shrugging it off insisting that he was fine. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">During a visit on a Bank Holiday last May my Wife Sarah noticed that his speech was slurred and his face had dropped on one side, suspecting a stoke she made a call for help. Martin was given Aspirin and told to rest, No improvement in his condition happened, so after the Bank Holiday Sarah took Martin to see his own doctor. He was admitted to hospital for a MRI scan. <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: #000000;">Six hours later Janet was also admitted to the same hospital for treatment of a kidney infection, and suspected C.Diff. Later that evening we were told that Martin had a Brain Tumour. He needed an operation to try and remove it. <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: #000000;">Meanwhile Janet responded well to her treatment and finally, the Nurses were happy Sarah to take Martin in a wheelchair from his ward to visit Janet at hers. That evening, after 2 days apart Martin and Janet spent a couple hours together. Finally saying good bye and whispering their love for each other. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Early next morning (3rd June) we received a call from the hospital to say that Janet had been found on the floor in her room, she'd had suffered an Heart attack and sadly died. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Martin's fight continued with a 12.5 hour operation which removed 75% of the Tumour. Six weeks of radiotherapy followed. He remained very confused and weak, but hated the thought of not coping. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: #000000;">Sadly at the end of September, he had a fall and ended up back in Hospital. Another scan revealed another shadow beside his Tumour, and a bleed to the brain. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Martin was Taken to a Local Hospice, and sadly lost his fight 17th October 2011 just a week after his 60th Birthday. Martin had, had<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glioblastoma_multiforme"> Glioblastoma</a><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. <span style="font-size: 10pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) –Is a deadly tumor forming in the white matter of the brain. It makes up 52% of all cerebral tumors and most common in white and Asian men over age 50. It is very difficult to treat and the average survival after diagnosis is 14 months. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: #000000;">As a family we feel that Glioblastoma not only took Martin's life but the stress and worry of it, led to the death of my Mother-In-Law Janet. Brain Tumour research is approximately 12 YEARS behind other types of cancer research.<span style="font-size: 10pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> Brain tumours are the biggest cancer killer of UK children . 16,000 people each year in the UK are diagnosed with a brain tumour. More people under 40 die of a brain tumour than from any other cancer. Only 14% of those diagnosed with a brain tumour survive beyond 5 years (compared with 50% for all cancers) 25% of all cancers spread to the brain 65% more women die from a brain tumour than from cervical cancer. Every year there is a 4% increase in incidence. <span style="font-size: 10pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Brain Tumour UK<span style="font-size: 10pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> is the leading, caring charity committed to fighting brain tumours. Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity. So please dig deep and donate now Donations can also be made via Text message simply text AMLM60 (plus the amount you wish to donate ie.£1) to 70070. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Thank you again for visiting my fundraising page and if you have chosen to donate <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT!     <div> </div>

I Ran The 2012 London Marathon, In Memory of Martin and Janet Hawkins, Fundraising for Brain Tumour UK, It's not to late to Show Me Your Support!

I Ran The 2012 London Marathon, In Memory of Martin and Janet Hawkins, Fundraising for Brain Tumour UK, It's not to late to Show Me Your Support!

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