I mean, we never think people so close, & young will be affected right? 

My wife kerry, i’snt one to create a fuss, just gets on with life &  looks out for others! 

No, our story (me and the lovely wife) started 15 years ago, Kerry always had pains in her stomach, & had cysts on her ovaries which were removed.Then 10 years later had a full hysterectomy as she was still suffering with pain.

Fast forward to 2 years ago, and niggling pain on the right side  where the ovaries used to be. 

Doctors said take some pain killers , which she did. Pain didn’t go away so we went private, scans &  blood tests didn’t show anything so they planned to do a laparoscopy last January!

But Kerry was climbing Kilimanjaro for Prospect Hospice and didn’t want to postpone this trip, so op was delayed till Feb as we all thought it was scar tissue pain as all had been removed years ago.

Kerry had the laparoscopy & they found cancer of the Peritoneum, a rare cancer of the Stomach lining.

Within a week she ended up at the NHS London at Queen Charlotte & Chelsea Hospital having her stomach opened up and as much of the cancer as possible taken out, due to be in Hospital for 10 Days Recovery.

Kerry came out 5 days later with 56 Staples running from her diaphragm to her pelvis. 

This by far was the most upsetting time for me, seeing you loved one bent over in agony breaking down in tears of agony from all the muscles being cut , & you could do nothing but watch &  hold tightly & try & reassure it will get better….!!

Now Kerry is on her journey of 6 chemotherapy cycles where every 3 weeks she is given 2 types of anti cancer drugs. This is actually a walk in the park after what she had gone through with the op. 

Once treatment is finished, she should (will be)be cancer free. 

So, why a half marathon, my daughter was doing it & Kerry mentioned we should join her……

 those that know me know I hate running, 2 dodgy knees with cruciate ligament replacements etc… we could go on… 

So if you can give, please do, if you can’t that’s fine, this was to raise awareness that if you do have a pain that is niggling away at you get it looked at. 

The ironic thing here is Kerry actually climbed Kilimanjaro in pain for charity not realising, thinking it was just scar tissue….

The half marathon is in Southampton in April.. so I am just about to start training for it..

Update 24-3-24

Training hasn't gone as good as it has for various reasons, but me, my daughter & kerry will be at the start line to ensure we finish this Half Marathon.

Thanks to you all for reading, &if you've donated, thankyou for that, it means a lot. 

Surprisingly kerry, just over a year after the major op is cancer free & raring to go…. Unlike me…

Update 8-4-23

We Did it, were times where I thought No, but the Donations pulled me through..... Thank you all.....