Oliver Barnes

Alex is running a marathon!

Fundraising for Ovarian Cancer Action
£5,377
raised of £2,500 target
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Event: London Marathon 2018, on 22 April 2018
In memory of My mum
The 26.2 mile world-class course starts in Greenwich and takes in some of London’s most iconic sites before finishing on The Mall, amongst the electric atmosphere of London’s spectators.

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Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

To say that Ovarian Cancer Action is a charity that is close to my heart, is such an understatement. I lost my wonderful mum 20 years ago to this cruel disease. I miss her every day; even more so since becoming a mum myself and knowing how much she would have loved her grandsons and they her; and how much I would have loved to share them with her.

Ovarian cancer took away my mum, and many others, far too soon. It has left me with a constant dread that one day, I too will apologise to my children that we didn't have more time together, just as my mum did when we realised that she would not win her battle. I can only imagine now, as a mum myself, how heartbreaking that conversation was for her.

However, the loss of my mum has also made me resilient and fiercely determined. And to that end, although I'm not an athlete by design, I'm hoping that by running the Virgin London Marathon for Ovarian Cancer Action, we can contribute to battling ovarian cancer: by raising awareness and funding research, so that it does not claim more dear mothers, daughters, sisters and friends as its victims.

Thank you so much for supporting me, it really does mean the world to me.

Alex xx

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About the campaign

The 26.2 mile world-class course starts in Greenwich and takes in some of London’s most iconic sites before finishing on The Mall, amongst the electric atmosphere of London’s spectators.

About the charity

Ovarian Cancer Action

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We are the UK’s leading ovarian cancer research charity. In the UK only 1 in 3 women live more than 10 years after diagnosis. We are working to better prevent, treat and detect ovarian cancer, so that by 2032 at least half of women with ovarian cancer live for 10 years.

Donation summary

Total raised
£5,376.10
+ £971.80 Gift Aid
Online donations
£5,276.10
Offline donations
£100.00

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