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Hi and thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. Despite it saying that I am doing the Junior Run, rest assured it's the real thing I'm doing on the Sunday!!! I will be dragging myself around the Great North Run in aid of Candlelighters Charity this September. Please take a moment to read the below about what Candlelighters is and what they do. It is a Charity close to our families hearts as we had a family member a number of years ago suffering from cancer as a small child - Candlelighters supported us through his recovery!!! I've always wanted to do something to raise money for them and this is my first chance!
Candlelighters is a Yorkshire-based charity dedicated to helping support children with cancer or serious blood disorders, and their families, whilst at the same time promoting research into childhood cancer.
Each year some 150 children and teenagers in Yorkshire are referred to the Specialist Unit in Leeds. The news that a child has cancer is devastating and distressing to the child and their family. From the time of diagnosis families have to readjust and learn to cope with a life of many uncertainties and disruptions.
Candlelightersʼ aim is to find a cure for childhood cancer. For this to happen, money is needed for research. Whilst enormous progress has been made since the charity was formed in 1971, it will be years before cures are found for all forms of cancer and leukaemia. Research funded by Candlelighters contributes to national and international knowledge and understanding of how cancer develops and behaves. The more research is done, the faster the cures and possibly the causes, will be found.
In the meantime, Candlelighters continues to raise much needed funds to improve the facillities for children being treated at the Unit in Leeds; to purchase the latest medical equipment for the ward, outpatients clinic and bone marrow transplant unit; toys, books, games and videos which make the childrenʼs time in hospital more pleasant; to encourage support groups for parents, siblings and teenagers and to provide holiday breaks away from the stresses of routine in holiday homes on the East Coast.
Thank you for your support!!!
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