Over the past six months, while my husband was struggling with leukemia, we have been receiving outstanding care and treatment from NHS cancer specialists. He took part in a drug trial for a very promising new treatment which was developed by more amazing researchers and doctors. We are so grateful for all the help and attention that we got, and that he now seems to be doing very well.

This is why I'm joining Cancer Research UK's Race for Life this year. Please join the fight by digging deep and sponsoring me - it's quick, easy and totally secure.

Events like this are vital in funding Cancer Research UK's life-saving work into preventing, diagnosing and treating cancer. By sponsoring me, we can unite and create an army that cancer can't ignore. By sponsoring me, we will beat cancer sooner.

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If you're a UK taxpayer, please remember to tick the Gift Aid box as this will increase your donation by at least 25% at no extra cost to you.

Sponsor me now, and help me show cancer that hell hath no fury like a woman in pink - or, even worse, a large group of them! Go, Essex girls!