Hello,

I am taking part in the Great South Run on the 28th October ro raise money for the brain cancer charity BRAINSTRUST,  it's a ten miler so (and yes I am a rather slow, clumpy runner!) am hoping to get round it in around 2 hours.

I'm running in memory of Dan, my friend Suzanne's husband, who passed away last year.  

Dan was 36 when he died, and as well as Suzanne he left behind two young sons, Jack and Christopher.  He'd previously been treated for skin cancer and had run the Great North Run himself in 2010 to raise funds for Cancer Research.  In the months that followed that, Dan started to suffer from terrible headaches, then just before Christmas he and Suzanne were given the devastating news that he had five brain tumours, and that he had 6-12 months to live. Dan died the following summer.

Brainstrust is dedicated to improving clinical care for brain tumour sufferers and offering support and advice at the point of diagnosis and beyond.  Please give a few quid if you can to support this important cause.

Thanks a lot,

Laura xx