I am running the Royal Parks in support of the wonderful Deborah James and her battle against bowel cancer. Through her self-less campaign to raise awareness for others, Deborah is an inspiration to us all and we could not be more proud of her! With such an amazing approach to life, and the support of her medical team and Bowel Cancer UK, we know she can beat this! Being by no means a runner (and having struggled to make 3k on my first training run this week...) I hope I can show just one iota of Deborah's strength in making it to the finish line to raise vital funds for Bowel Cancer UK.

Please read Deborah's witty and honest account of her fight here - https://bowelbabe.wordpress.com. #never2young

Bowel cancer is the second biggest cancer killer in the UK. Every 15 minutes someone in the UK is diagnosed with bowel cancer. More than 41,000 are diagnosed each year. More than 2,540 people under 50 are diagnosed in the UK each year. One in 14 men and one in 19 women will be diagnosed in their lifetime. Around 290,000 people living in the UK today have been diagnosed with the disease. 15,900 people lose their life to bowel cancer each year – that’s 44 people each day. Every 30 minutes, someone in the UK dies from the disease. More than nine out of 10 people diagnosed with stage 1 bowel cancer survive five years or more. For stage 2 bowel cancer that figure is eight in 10. For stage 3 six out of 10. And for stage 4 less than one in 10 people survive five years or more.

Source: Bowel Cancer UK

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