This year, our family has been rocked by four separate cancer diagnoses, two of which are, heartbreakingly, terminal. We are all in a state of shock. Just one family member suffering is unbearable but four people you care about going through this at the same time is almost too much to bare. So many people have their lives unexpectedly shattered by this awful disease and I’m sure that everyone that it affects all share my sense of helplessness. Although I can’t magic away the pain, the suffering or the fear that these people that I love are experiencing, I want to do anything I can to show them the love and support they deserve.

So… I have entered myself into the London Marathon for 2023 and will be running for MacMillan Cancer Support! This fantastic charity help people living with cancer by providing physical, financial and emotional support when they need it most. I’ve never run a marathon before so it’s going to be an experience but my pain and suffering wont be a patch on what those with cancer are going through. Whether I raise £250 or £2500, it will have been worth it.

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