In 2010 my Mum was diagnosed with bowel cancer.

Thanks to a treatment pioneered in the UK by Professor Sun Myint at the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, she not only survived but did so without the need for surgery. 

This May I'm running the Manchester 10k to raise awareness of the Papillon Technique that saved her, and to collect money to support Prof. Myint's research into this important new treatment so that other people can benefit like my Mum did.

You can read the full story on my blog at

http://roguepointer.net/butterfly-effect