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About Sophie
Sophie Wilson was born on 9 June 1995, to parents Mike and Jackie Pritchard. Sophie was the youngest of three siblings, with sister Sam, and brother, Michael. Sophie, her husband Edward, and Sophie's family were all very close; particularly with Mike, Sam and Riley (Edward and Sophie's nephew).
Edward met Sophie in 2015 whilst studying at Bournemouth University. After University he moved to Bournemouth to live with Sophie. They loved spending time going to spas and going on holidays to places like Las Vegas, Turkey, Poland and more. They also ran their own business together, alongside their main jobs. Sophie's close friends were Deanna, Shannon, and Leni.
If you were to ask anyone who knew Sophie, they would tell you she would have been a fantastic Mum, which was ultimately her life's dream. She was an incredible Godmother to Deanna and Joel's two children, Clay and Roman, and a natural with our niece and nephew Lilly and Riley. Life had other plans however, and cancer took this dream from her.
Sophie's battle with cancer, by Edward
On Wednesday 6 November, I got engaged to the most perfect girl. On Monday 11 November, I had the honour of marrying her.
Later that day, my beautiful wife lost her battle with cancer.
When I say battle, I truly mean it, and she fought relentlessly until the end, and I want to share some of that with you, so you can understand the person she was.
Four years ago, Sophie was diagnosed with potentially cancerous cells on one of her ovaries, resulting in one of them being removed. The following year she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
We were given the opportunity to try IVF treatment; however, due to the damage her remaining ovary had taken, the treatment was unsuccessful, and shortly after, was removed. Having children had been Sophie's life goal, but she didn't complain and looked forward to the potential of surrogacy using her womb.
A year later, Sophie was diagnosed with womb cancer, which meant she needed a hysterectomy. She didn't complain and said there were still options left, which we started to explore.
In August 2024, Sophie's cancer returned, in multiple sites around her bowel, abdomen, and pelvis; all related to the original ovarian cancer diagnosis. We were told this was inoperable and that pushing the cancer into remission through chemotherapy was the only option.
Sophie suffered significantly with symptoms from the cancer and chemotherapy until the end.
During this time, Sophie never complained, was never down, and never gave up. I have never seen resilience like it. I would be sat in her hospital room crying, and she would console me, and message my friends to make sure I was okay when not with her. She would make sure I was sending birthday cards to friends and family (she prepared these for the year ahead, storing them in a folder) and would message me to remind me of my appointments or important dates. She would ask me to check in with friends to see how they were doing; the list goes on. Always so selflessly thinking of others.
Even though the chance of pushing the cancer into remission was slim, Sophie would still plan with me things she wanted to do, countries she wanted to see, hobbies she wanted to take up, restaurants she wanted to experience.
When we were told she had only days left, her response to the doctor was that it was shorter than she thought, but "it is what it is," and thanked them for everything they had done, with a smile on her face.
Sophie had always wanted to be engaged and married. We managed to do both before she passed, with the wedding taking place at 12:30 am, November 11, by her bedside at Poole hospital.
She was so happy, and so was I – that someone so kind, resilient, and beautiful had chosen to spend their life with me. I will forever regret not doing it sooner.
11 November 2024 was both the happiest and saddest day of my life.
Why we are raising money
Having watched Sophie fight ovarian cancer and its complications three times, I want to help raise money so that it may help even one person not experience the same – whether that’s from early detection of symptoms and diagnosis, extra support after diagnosis, or research into treatments, I just want to help.
The reason our team have chosen to pull a truck one mile, is because it's symbolic of walking a mile in Sophies shoes, and although it does not come close, it does demonstrate that together we can make a difference.
About Target Ovarian Cancer
We target what’s important to stop ovarian cancer devastating lives. We're the only ovarian cancer charity working across all four nations of the UK. We work with everyone affected by ovarian cancer and health professionals to ensure we target the areas that matter most for them. Our work focuses on three main areas: early diagnosis, research and support for anyone affected by ovarian cancer.
How your donations will help:
– £17 means our support line can help one more person who needs advice and information they can trust.
– £50 can help 50 people learn about the symptoms of ovarian cancer through our leaflets, ensuring they know when to visit the GP.
– £72 can enable 10 GPs to update their knowledge of ovarian cancer symptoms and best practice for early diagnosis.
– £250 can fund a day of life-saving research into new treatments for ovarian cancer.
Find out more at targetovariancancer.org.uk