I've had the birthday runs...

On Sunday July 7 2019, I turned 39 and chose to celebrate it by taking part in the Truro 5K Race for Life with some friends. I decorated my tshirt ran my heart out in memory of Marty and met some amazing people along the way, including one of the Colorectal Cancer Nurses Marty had a soft spot for called Candy. It made my day and was so lovely to get so much encouragement and a hug off of her. 

When a loved one is diagnosed with a disease, your life is completely transformed - you question why them and not you and your dreams get broken. You meander through a myriad of unwanted emotions and are sent on a testing and very scary roller-coaster. You find yourself reflecting on your ‘previous’ life – one untarnished by cancer – and punish yourself. 

1 in 2 people will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Every single pound that is donated to Cancer Research UK can make a difference to their groundbreaking work.

Where does your money go?
Each step we make towards beating cancer relies on each pound donated. Here are some examples of how the money you donate / have donated can help:

• £20 covers the cost of running Cancer Chat for one hour
  
• £30 is the cost of running a cervical cancer trial for one day
  
• £80 buys a bunsen burner which can help the scientists to ignite ground-breaking research.
  
• £300 can pay for special chemicals called antibodies, to light up microscopic parts of the cell.

'We've got the Birthday runs' team raised £545 for Cancer Research UK. 

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