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Jayne's page
I'm taking part in The Great Manchester Swim for Breakthrough Breast Cancer because I really like a challenge!!!!.
Event: Breakthrough Breast Cancer - Great Manchester Swim on 01/07/2012
£571.00 raised of £500.00 target
38 donations
My Target:
£500.00
£571.00 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/Jaynes-great-swim
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My story
I am taking part in The Great Manchester Swim on Sunday 1st July at 9.30am.This is thanks to a friend of mine who is also taking part and suggested I join in. So I thought, why not, it can't be that hard to swim one mile in water, can it? How very wrong......
A future free from the fear of breast cancer
48,000 women in the UK each year are diagnosed with breast cancer. If we hear our doctor say those awful words, ‘you have breast cancer’, we want to know that we will have the best chance of recovery. Yet over 1,000 women lose their battle with breast cancer every month. There are some powerful and effective treatments available, but they do not work for every kind of breast cancer or for every person. And there are still some breast cancers that scientists don’t know how to beat.
Since 2008, at Breakthrough’s Research Unit in Manchester, we have been making giant strides in creating a world where women can recover from even the most aggressive forms of the disease. Based in the UK’s leading city for cancer research our team, led by the world-renowned Professor Michael Lisanti, is working to develop treatments that can stop breast cancer from spreading.
The time is coming when breast cancer will no longer be life-threatening!!! She doesn’t feel sick or exhausted. Her hair doesn’t fall out. She doesn’t have to avoid people with coughs and colds. She doesn’t despair. Instead, she can go about life as normal, feeling well, and knowing that the treatment is going to make the breast cancer go away. And stay away – sometimes with the help of different drugs over time. Breakthrough scientists believe this could be the reality for some types of breast cancer within about ten years. I have never swum in open water before, other than warm blue sea on holiday. I thought I had better start training, considering it is only 3 weeks away and I have not taken part in any 'full on' exercise apart from walking Hattie my Cockerpoo, for a long time. So I ventured to a training session at Salford Quays without the company of my friend as she was busy, as I thought I had better get a sense of how it feels to swim in very different conditions. Once in the water I did start to panic and thought there was no way I could make it round the course. The thought of having the 'spotter' boat coming out to get me spurred me on to finish the equivalent of 16 lengths. To be fair, as much as I was scared, once out of the water I felt really good and found the experience very exhilarating. However I know how much training I have to do to be able to complete the challenge. As the Fundraising Appeal Manager for the Manchester Research Unit, I want to raise money to help towards the vital research which is making a huge difference to women’s lives. Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.
A woman develops breast cancer. She goes to her doctor as soon as she finds the lump, and is diagnosed before the week is out. Doctors identify the exact type of breast cancer they’re dealing with, and prescribe a precisely-tailored treatment to knock it out without any toxic side effects.
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My charity
Breakthrough Breast Cancer
Charity Registration No. England & Wales No.1062636 Scotland No. SC039058
Breakthrough Breast Cancer is a pioneering charity dedicated to the prevention, treatment and ultimate eradication of breast cancer. We believe passionately that this disease can be beaten. By fighting on three fronts – research, campaigning and education – we are determined to save and change lives by removing the fear of breast cancer for good.
Donations 38
Well done Jayne. I'm delighted you completed your challenge
Donation by Joanne Koffman on 24/07/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Told you I would do it ..... better late than never eh . Well done for doing what you did , your a sweetheart arnt you . xxx
Donation by julie dunstall on 18/07/12
hi gorgeous, finally got round to prising my purse open so hope im back in your good books love you siobhan xxxxxx
Donation by siobhan unsworth on 05/07/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Well done Jayne you deserve a break in the sun now! x
Donation by Karen Molloy on 04/07/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Brilliant cause, inspiring swim my friend xxxx
Donation by Jayne Harvey on 01/07/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Well done Jayne - what an achievement!
Donation by Jane Hogarth on 01/07/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Hiya Jayne, Well done girlie.xx
Donation by Sue Walker on 01/07/12
You go Girl xc
Donation by Claire Eckersley on 01/07/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Remember Jayne....don't swallow!!!
Donation by kathryn barber on 30/06/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Hi huni I think what you are doing is amazing! good luck and sorry I can't be there to support you but will be thinking of you :-) xx
Donation by Miriam Parker on 30/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by stuart rampley on 30/06/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Good luck Jayne-you are a star!!!
Donation by caecilia Wilson on 30/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck on Sunday! Xxxx
Donation by Madeleine Fletcher on 29/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck!! Try not to swallow too much water ha! Xxxx
Donation by Emma Walker on 29/06/12
£15.00
+ £3.75 Gift Aid
Blimey brave lady swimming in those mucky waters! Go girl.... if its good enough for David Walliams, it's good enough for 'our Jayne' xxxx
Donation by Tracy Gaffey on 28/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck crazy lady x
Donation by Richard O'Connor on 28/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
I'd join you but my trunks are in the dry cleaners. Really good luck Jayne, you are amazing x
Donation by Stewart Jones on 28/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck x
Donation by Pamela Simister on 27/06/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Go get 'em girl . . .and watch out for the Loch Nest Monster !!! :)
Donation by Todd Gorden on 26/06/12
£11.00
Touch my tuppence! Good luck you wonderful bird, love you heaps xxx
Donation by kelly harvarde on 26/06/12
£20.00
Good luck Jayne...you will be fabulous as usual!! xxxxx
Donation by Kate Roddy on 26/06/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good Luck Jayne, hope the sun comes out for it!
Donation by Sian Ciabattoni on 26/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck Jayne!xxx
Donation by Laura & Pete on 23/06/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation by Nigel Hartley on 21/06/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck Jayne!!! Hope all the training pays off :) xxxx
Donation by Sian Fraser on 21/06/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£571.00
- Offline donations£0.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£571.00
- Gift Aid£118.75
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