Thanks for sponsoring me to undertake my third and most special Ironman Triathlon yet. I will be swimming across open water, cycling through the Bavarian hills, and rounding off this fun day out with a run! It might hurt a bit, but I'll be raising money for a very good cause; The Colorectal Research Fund, to help tackle bowel cancer and other bowel diseases.

2009 was tough. My boyfriend Colin spent much of it recieving treatment for bowel cancer, including extensive surgery and 6 months of chemotherapy. This, I'm sure, is not untypical of what many people coping with bowel cancer have to go through. In Colin's case 2009 ended with unexpected complications which lead to 4 weeks in hospital, including 2 weeks in intensive care.

All this has fired me up to DO SOMETHING about it! I have decided to fundraise for a small charity that is working really hard to improve treatment and the chances of full recovery for those affected by bowel cancer and other serious colorectal conditions.

The Colorectal Research Fund was set up in 2006 by Prof. Devinder Kumar, the very same surgeon who has operated on Colin and is seeing him through to restored health and, we hope, a full recovery in the not too distant future. If you'd like to read more about their work and see pictures of Colin's medical team at work please visit www.boweldisease.org.uk.

Colin and I hope 2010 will be a much better year for us and for all the people who are battling this tough illness. For this small charity every penny counts. Thank you for your support.

 

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