Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I am running the Cardiff Half Marathon in October as part of 'Team Jackie'. I decided to support this team by taking part in the event after a friend told me about her friend, Jackie,  who sadly lost her fight against pancreatic cancer on 19th July 2012, aged just 46.

With the help of so many wonderful friends and family, she fought this dreadful disease with courage, dignity and determination. Qualities that those who knew her would recognise only too well.

This will be the third year running that they have entered a team in Cardiff, a city dear to Jackie's heart.  The money raised here and through other activities (most notably 4 appearances at Bath Half) totals over £220k 

I have chosen to support The  Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund. Pancreatic cancer is known as the silent killer. By the time it is diagnosed it is usually too late and 90% of people will be told that they are terminally ill and given 6-12 months to live. It has the worst survival rate of any common cancer – only 3 in every 100 people diagnosed will live for 5 years and this figure has not improved in 40 years.  Pancreatic cancer is the UK’s 5th biggest cancer killer yet receives only 1% of overall research funding.

With a higher profile we hope that more attention and funding will be 
allocated to this disease. There has been an almost criminal lack of 
progress on pancreatic cancer and having seen this wonderful person 
suffer so, it is time to change this. With recent developments in 
genetics and immunotherapy, it feels at last that significant progress 
is within our grasp against this terrible disease.

I hope you'll support this worthy cause by making a donation. Thank you very much in advance and I really appreciate any donation you can make.

Best regards

Ross