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MY STORY
Growing up as a little girl, I have to say I never really thought much about cancer. I never knew anyone who had it or worse still, died from it.

It was always something I'd heard others talk about and even then they were recounts of hearsay stories. No one I knew ever thought this was something they'd ever have to worry about and I never imagined it would become such a reality for my family until....

In September 2009 my own brother Oliver was diagnosed with lung cancer which soon spread to his brain. The shock of hearing this left me physically cold and unable to comprehend the severity of his condition. I had not long given birth to my little girl when I learnt of the terrible news and remember finding it extremely difficult to cope at the time when he was taken into hospital. I also remember thinking he'll be ok, us Bennetts are real strong fighters! 

Even though I told myself this, I can't lie.... I was afraid to visit for fear of being told the worse. 

Afraid to be too close to it all, watching each family member individually grapple  with such a foreign situation to us all, I would send Hubdaddy in daily to sit with my brother as I just couldn't do this myself.... He would come home and report back to me on how Ollie was doing and I remember exactly where I stood when he told me my brother had... less than a year to live...

 If I found it difficult to visit before this news, this made it even harder as I just couldn't bare to watch my mother sit by her dying son's bed.... Boy do I regret this! I could have had more time with him...

In May 2010 my brother lost his fight against cancer....

One thing I wish I could have been back then was 'Brave'... For him and for me....

Cancer is a bitch that needs to be told "You Don't Own Me". 

It affects not just the sufferer but all those close and dear.

Please help me on my rampage against All Cancers by supporting my walk with a donation.

The walk takes place this September....Wish me luck... Much love .... V x

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This September, I’m raising money at Shine Night Walk to help Cancer Research UK fund its life-saving work

Each year Cancer Research UK’s scientists get closer to beating cancer, and they’ve helped double survival rates in the last 40 years.

But we can’t stop there.

Only with our continued support can they turn this research into breakthroughs that save millions of lives. Every single pound you donate makes a difference to Cancer Research UK’s groundbreaking work, so please sponsor me now.

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Sleep can wait. Beating cancer can’t.

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