Johanna Adashek

In Honor of Christopher Derian

Fundraising for Sarcoma UK
£5,221
raised of £6,000 target
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Event: London Marathon 2022, on 2 October 2022
In memory of Christopher Derian
Team Sarcoma in the 2022 London Marathon
Campaign by Sarcoma UK (RCN in England and Wales 1139869, Scotland SC044260)
This page shows the fundraising total raised by the champions taking part in the 2022 London Marathon for Sarcoma UK. The money raised will support bone and soft tissue cancer patients and their loved ones.

Story

This past year, I lost a very dear friend, Christopher, to Cancer. In 2021 he was diagnosed with Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma. It was a Cancer none of us had heard of. We were in law school and he took a break from school to undergo Chemo treatment and continued to fight with the intention of returning to school. In November of 2021, we got the news that his cancer was terminal and he had six months. The news got worse from there and he passed away in December, a week after his birthday.

Apparently, he had likely had the Cancer since he was young. So in a way, we were fortunate to spend the time with him that we had. I feel lucky to have known him and honored to be his friend. My father and I are running the London Marathon on behalf of Sarcoma UK in the hopes that the funds are used towards Cancer research to help people like Christopher.

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About the campaign

This page shows the fundraising total raised by the champions taking part in the 2022 London Marathon for Sarcoma UK. The money raised will support bone and soft tissue cancer patients and their loved ones.

About the charity

Sarcoma UK

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RCN in England and Wales 1139869, Scotland SC044260
We are the only charity in the UK focusing on all types of sarcoma. Our mission is to increase knowledge and awareness of sarcoma through ground-breaking programmes to transform the landscape for everyone affected by sarcoma. Charity reg no. (1139869) Company limited by guarantee (7487432).

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Total raised
£5,220.82
Online donations
£5,220.82
Offline donations
£0.00

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