Thanks to all those who joined Kate and I on Sunday 29th May 2011 and made donations to the Sarcoma Trust, a charity very close to my heart following the passing of mum earlier this year......

 

On Thursday 24 February 2011 Karen Whittaker (nee Burgess) passed away at St Peter’s Hospice, Bristol, surrounded by her much loved family.  Karen had fought a 12 year battle against Cancer, showing typically tremendous courage throughout......

  

At the beginning of 2008 Karen was diagnosed with a rare sarcoma, and she was fighting for her life again. Fortunately, it was diagnosed quite early and after major surgery and a minor procedure, it appeared the condition had been caught in time.  In August 2010 Karen received the news she and the family had dreaded. The sarcoma had returned.  But this time after going through four operations, two of them major, Karen was unable to beat this disease for the third time.

 

The Sarcoma Trust

 

After successfully fighting off breast cancer, Karen died from a sarcoma. Sarcomas are cancers of connective tissues like muscle, nerves, blood vessels etc. They are rare and account for about 1% of all cancer diagnoses. Their rarity has meant that in recent years very little resource has been available for research into improving treatment and supporting patients with them. The Sarcoma Trust was formed in 2007 to start to rectify these issues. 

http://www.sarcomatrust.org.uk/