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After the devastating news that little Lily had cancer, we have decided to do something positive & so have signed up for the Brentwood half marathon with her family. Our team consists of Brian & Janine who will run the half marathon and Niamh, Maddie, Erin & Freya who are in the FunRun.  Lyla will be dressed as Peppa Pig with a collection bucket! Lily's parents have been lucky enough to have an unbelievably supportive family & group of friends, neighbours and even some kind hearted strangers joining them.  We are running as part of Essex Boot Camp along with a huge group of other Booters. So far there will be 108 adults & 7 children ranging from 8-68 years old!!!!! :o))))

About Lily:

Lily was diagnosed with neuroblastoma when she was 20months old in August 2013. It is a rare, aggressive type of cancer, affecting only 100 children a year in the UK and early detection is paramount to successful treatment. Symptoms are similar to many common childhood illnesses which means it is often misdiagnosed. It was the persistence of Lily's parents with the doctors that has literally saved Lily's life; it has hopefully been caught early enough to treat successfully. By running the marathon we are hoping to raise awareness of this awful disease. If we can enable just one parent to catch it early & save their child's life, then something good can come out of everything that brave little Lily, her parents, siblings, grandparents & the rest of her family have endured. 

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