Thank You for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I have decided that it's time for me to be brave. My Dad has been brave, he has endured the trauma of cancer twice and fought it successfully. To celebrate this and to encourage you to donate any amount you might be able to afford to my charity of choice 'Cancer Research UK', I have decided to jump out of an airplane at about 4000 metres, then free fall for about 1 minute, travelling at 200km/h towards earth, before the parachute opens (hopefully) and I can enjoy the views of Lake Constance, Germany.

Cancer Research UK is the largest single funder of cancer research in the UK. Their work has saved millions of lives in the UK and across the world. They spend around £300 million on research every year funding over 4,500 scientists, doctors and nurses.

With your help, we can continue to make a difference to the lives of many people affected by cancer.

Every pound makes a difference

Here are some examples how the money you give can help:

• £15 could pay for a lab coat to protect a scientist from harmful chemicals, and their experiments from contamination.
• £300 could enable one of our senior research nurses to treat and monitor a patient on a clinical trial for around two days.
• £1,050 could fund around four microarrays - powerful pieces of gene technology that allow scientists to compare how active different genes are in cancer cells and healthy cells.  

Progress and achievements in cancer research

The work of Cancer Research has contributed to the improvement of survival rates and quality of life for cancer patients.

• - The overall cancer death rate has fallen by 10 per cent over the last decade.
• - Almost two out of three women with breast cancer now survive beyond 20 years.
• - Half of people diagnosed with cancer now survive for more than five years.
• - More than 95 percent of men with testicular cancer are now successfully treated.
• - More than seven out of ten children with cancer are now successfully treated.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now.

Thank you very much for your support.

Tanja x.