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I am running the Sheffield Half Marathon in honour of Andrea Holland's young grandson Jacob, who was diagnosed with a brain tumour when he was 3.5 months old. He is currently receiving treatment in Birminghams Childrens Hospital, and this will last at least 12 months. Jacob has already had emergency surgery and spent a week in intensive care on a ventilator.  Jacob is also enrolled on Be Child Cancer Aware's Beads of Courage UK Programme which is designed to provide an additional treatment and offers support for children and teenagers undergoing serious illness and treatments. The initial reaction to the Beads is “aren’t they pretty” but it is not until you see it in action and talk to children and care-givers that you can see the impact that they have.

Major benefits of the programme are that it helps to decrease illness-related distress, increases the use of positive coping strategies, helps children find meaning in illness and restores a sense of self in children coping with serious illness.

The programme also provides something tangible that a child can use to tell family and care-givers about their experience during treatment.  I am raising money for Be Child Cancer Aware, for this wonderful Beads of Courage program, and I am doing it all in Jacob's honour.

On my run, I will carry some special courage beads which will be forever known as "Jacob's Journey" beads, and they will be given out to children in hospitals who are on the beads of courage program, receiving cancer treatment!  

Please watch the short video, below to learn more, and please dig deep! Many thanks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzs-wSO1Gw8

 

 

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Be Child Cancer Aware

Be Child Cancer Aware

Charity Registration No. 1141987

Be Child Cancer Aware is dedicated to raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of all Cancers affecting Children and Teenagers Be Child Cancer Aware are also sole sponsors of the Beads of Courage programme in UK hospitals. This programme offers help, enCOURAGEment and support during treatment

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A lovely way to support childhood cancer awareness, David.

Donation by Janet MacDermid, Glasgow. on 28/05/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Good luck David

Donation by Simon Scott on 26/05/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Good luck David! We need more people like you to help a big thanks from me! X

Donation by emma sutton on 18/05/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Thanks for running on behalf of my nephew David, you are a good man. Keep up the good work. Enjoy the run x

Donation by Lynn Dalby on 18/05/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Good Luck :)

Donation by Jennie Dart on 18/05/12

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Enjoy the run David! Get well wishes to Jacob xx

Donation by Gaynor Faulkner on 16/05/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

Donation by cathy burgess on 15/05/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Good luck Dave! A very worthy cause indeed. I shall be cheering for you! Lots of love xxx

Donation by Helen Wright on 02/05/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Good luck David and get well soon Jacob xxx

Donation by Hayley Murphy on 01/05/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

Donation by Andrea Holland on 01/05/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£95.00
  • Offline donations£0.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£95.00
  • Gift Aid£23.75

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