As some people may know, I werent aloud to run last year due to a failed risk assessment over the Boston Marathon bombings. Silly decision and annoying. To be honest my knee injury probably wouldn't of got me round anyway? 

 

I would like to thank everyone that donated money to The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust for me last year and apologise for not being able to do it. However, I've been given another space this year so will make up for it. Please get behind me and donate as much as you can for this charity and spread the word to raise awareness. 

 

                                ORIGINAL STORY

 

In October 2011,  I received a phone call from my Best Mate Mark.

 Mark was in pieces….

 Marks mum had noticed a white mark in his 12 month old son Jack's eye after a photo of Baby Jack had been printed. The photo had been taken that summer and Paula had remembered seeing a newspaper article that you can detect eye cancer through the eyes within photo's.

 

 Marks mum said that 'It wasn't right' then suggested him and his wife should get it checked out.

The next morning they took Jack to the Sutton eye hospital.

 At Sutton eye hospital they dilated Jacks eyes, and then broke to his parents the devastating news that Baby Jack had a tumour in his left eye.

 

Jack was referred immediately to the Royal London Hospital, were Baby Jack was put to sleep to see if it was cancer or not?

After the longest  day of tests all their fears were confirmed… it was cancer!

 

Within one week Jack was admitted into the Great Ormond Street Hospital to have his line fitted.[ This is a tube that runs through the main Artery near the heart and comes out near the belly, the chemo along with other drugs and also transfusions of blood and platelets can be accessed].

 

Jack had to have 6 cycles of chemotherpy which were each 3 weeks apart combined with Eua's [examination under Aesthetic] every 6 weeks.

 

Luckily, Jack is now 2 year's on…. Jack has just had his 3rd Birthday.

 

 Jack is in a stable condition but still needs regular EUA's every 6-8 weeks, this will continue until he is 5 years old.

 At this age he can be seen awake but still has to be put to sleep with anestic every 6-8 weeks to check his condition is stable.

 

 Jack’s family are so pleased at how quickly everything was done for Jack.

 

We all appreciate all that the staff at CHECT and what they have done for Jacks family and Baby Jack himself.

 

CHECT are such a small charity, they rely on there members and family's to make eye cancer more aware to raise money.         

CHECT are always so helpful and make things a lot easier for the poorly infants/ children and their family's.

 

The whole experience is emotional torture, it is impossible for the infant/child to understand and then for parents/carers to explain to an infant/ child that they cannot eat or drink for hours but their brothers or sisters can.Then the nurses need to do things (often painful) to them, is just an awful experience for them and everyone involved.

 

Any money that I can raise will help to raise awareness and get all important equipment that is URGENTLY needed.

 

There are only two infant/child hospitals for Childhood eye cancer in the UNITIED KINGDOM, The Royal London & Bart's and one in Birmingham.

 

It is Child Hood Eye Cancer Trust (CHECT) that is supporting them and all affected.

 

Thanks for reading my story….. Thank You for your support.