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I will be running the New York Marathon - (26.2 Miles) across the five Boroughs of NYC -

The Bronx

Brooklyn

Date - Sunday 7th November 2010 for the Prostate Cancer Charity.

 

My grandfather was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2006 and passed away in December 2009, the cause of death being Metastatic  Prostate Carcinoma.  He lived with me for the majority of the last two years of his life and I was with him in the final moments of his life.

Being part of a five-a-side football team and speaking to my team mates (there are around 20 of us in the group) only 2 members of the team had heard of prostate cancer.   I also found the same lack of awareness among the men of my age group in my place of employment.

After seeing how this disease affected my grandfather and finding out the lack of knowledge among men of my age group have in relation to prostate cancer,  I decided I wanted to raise awareness.   Running the marathon for The Prostate Caner Charity will enable be to do this. I’d also like to focus my energy and motivation into doing something positive and well meaning in remembrance of my grandfather.  I  am sincerely honoured to have been offered a place.

 

Web Links

 

http://www.prostate-cancer.org.uk/

 

About the charity

 

In the UK: Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. 35,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year. One man dies every hour of prostate cancer. The Prostate Cancer Charity is the UK’s leading charity working with people affected by prostate cancer. We fund research, provide support and information, and we campaign to improve the lives of men with prostate cancer. We provide the only UK-wide prostate cancer Helpline staffed by prostate cancer specialist nurses. Our nurses offer free and confidential information and support to anyone affected by prostate cancer. The Prostate Cancer Charity is working towards a world where lives are no longer limited by prostate cancer. The Charity is fighting prostate cancer on every front - through research, support, information and campaigning.