Laura BC
Laura Baggi is raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support
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Hi all, Bonjour a tous,
First in English, Francais par la suite,
as you know (or not as I only communicated on Instagram), a year ago I was getting my LAST treatment after 9 months of intensive treatments and 16 chemotherapies of BEACOP and ABVD a lot of letters that really do not mean anything when u re just thrown into this. It's that moment after they have just told you out of nowhere that you have "cancer stage IV b". Not only is cancer one of the scariest words but stage 4b sounds just like in a movie or something that would only happen to others. Now, a year later I realise how lucky I have been to have my family by my side, my friends and an amazing job who allowed to go back home for as long as needed without any pressure.
I have along the way met new people during my hospital appointments and have realised how lucky I was by seeing so many lonely and scared people. Some elderly people on their own, some young ones without families, some having much heavier treatments and no more hope... Now, I have decided to "celebrate" the end of all this and to help people in need during their treatments by running for this amazing charity which is Macmillan and push my own body to recover fully.
Comme vous le savez (ou pas car je n ai communiqu que sur instagram), il y a un an exactement je partais pour ma "derniere" et peut etre la plus dure de mes chimios. La der des ders apres 9mois de traitements intensifs, 16chimio mixees de BEACOp et ABVD. Que des lettres qui ne veulent pas dire grand chose a ce moment. Tout ca apres une longue periode de doute et d attente ou vous annonce soudain que vous avez un "cancer stade IV B". Non seulement cancer est tabou mais stade 4 est juste quelque chose qui n arrive que dans les films. Heureusement j avais ma famille a mes cotes, mes amis et un travail tellement humain et genial qu ils m ont accordee libertee et stress Zero "aussi longtemps que j en avais besoin".
Je me suis surtout rendue compte a quel point j etais heureuse a travers ces personnes que je decouvrais a chaque sessions, seules, effrayées (et effrayantes) et résignées, tout le contraire de ce que nous avions dcid avec ma famille. Anyways, ces personnes agees seules et sans famille, ces jeunes mineurs seuls, ces personnes effrayantes m ont toutes faites realiser a quel point il est important d'avoir quelqu'un ou un organisme au moins a nos cots durant ce moment intense de notre vie. C est pourquoi j ai dcid de courir fin mai les 10kms de Londres pour cette organisation et me challenger a re courir comme je le faisais dans le pass. Merci de votre soutien pour toutes ces personnes qui en ont vraiment besoin.
Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.
Fundraising is hugely important to Macmillan. Without people doing events, running marathons, climbing mountains, and
donating in all the other ways that you can, Macmillan wouldn’t exist.
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs.
First in English, Francais par la suite,
as you know (or not as I only communicated on Instagram), a year ago I was getting my LAST treatment after 9 months of intensive treatments and 16 chemotherapies of BEACOP and ABVD a lot of letters that really do not mean anything when u re just thrown into this. It's that moment after they have just told you out of nowhere that you have "cancer stage IV b". Not only is cancer one of the scariest words but stage 4b sounds just like in a movie or something that would only happen to others. Now, a year later I realise how lucky I have been to have my family by my side, my friends and an amazing job who allowed to go back home for as long as needed without any pressure.
I have along the way met new people during my hospital appointments and have realised how lucky I was by seeing so many lonely and scared people. Some elderly people on their own, some young ones without families, some having much heavier treatments and no more hope... Now, I have decided to "celebrate" the end of all this and to help people in need during their treatments by running for this amazing charity which is Macmillan and push my own body to recover fully.
Comme vous le savez (ou pas car je n ai communiqu que sur instagram), il y a un an exactement je partais pour ma "derniere" et peut etre la plus dure de mes chimios. La der des ders apres 9mois de traitements intensifs, 16chimio mixees de BEACOp et ABVD. Que des lettres qui ne veulent pas dire grand chose a ce moment. Tout ca apres une longue periode de doute et d attente ou vous annonce soudain que vous avez un "cancer stade IV B". Non seulement cancer est tabou mais stade 4 est juste quelque chose qui n arrive que dans les films. Heureusement j avais ma famille a mes cotes, mes amis et un travail tellement humain et genial qu ils m ont accordee libertee et stress Zero "aussi longtemps que j en avais besoin".
Je me suis surtout rendue compte a quel point j etais heureuse a travers ces personnes que je decouvrais a chaque sessions, seules, effrayées (et effrayantes) et résignées, tout le contraire de ce que nous avions dcid avec ma famille. Anyways, ces personnes agees seules et sans famille, ces jeunes mineurs seuls, ces personnes effrayantes m ont toutes faites realiser a quel point il est important d'avoir quelqu'un ou un organisme au moins a nos cots durant ce moment intense de notre vie. C est pourquoi j ai dcid de courir fin mai les 10kms de Londres pour cette organisation et me challenger a re courir comme je le faisais dans le pass. Merci de votre soutien pour toutes ces personnes qui en ont vraiment besoin.
Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.
Fundraising is hugely important to Macmillan. Without people doing events, running marathons, climbing mountains, and
donating in all the other ways that you can, Macmillan wouldn’t exist.
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs.