<p><strong>50 Reasons to please sponsor me......&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><em>The following are those people that are close to me or I have known personally,&nbsp;who have been affected by cancer. Some&nbsp;have sadly lost their lives to the disease -</em></p> <p>&nbsp;1.George Smith (paternal grandfather d. 1973), 2. Jeanne Brown (my aunt d. 2000), 3.Lyn (best friend's mum d. 2006 - received care at Sam Beare), 4. Annie (best friend's sister d. 2008 - received care at Woking Hospice), 5. Pete M. (my stepfather d. 2006), 6. John H (former work colleague d. 1999), 7.Peter B (former work colleague), 8. Jo Mockler (my mum), 9. Anne Gray (work colleague and inspiration,&nbsp;supported by&nbsp;Sam Beare and massive fundraiser in her own right), 10. Winifred Brown (my grandmother), 11.&nbsp;Uncle Don (d.1999),&nbsp;12. Fred 'Buster' Brown (my maternal grandfather d. 1998), 13. Rick M (family friend d. 2008)</p> <p><em>.....I could go on, but I bet&nbsp;all of you looking at this page, between you,&nbsp;would know at least 50 people who have been affected by cancer...&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</em></p> <p>So -&nbsp;for all those family and friends, I finally&nbsp;decided to 'have a go' at the London Marathon.&nbsp; I've never made the ballot before, but this time I really wanted to do it in 2012, as a way of celebrating(?) my 50th birthday&nbsp;in March and to raise funds for the wonderful Sam Beare Hospice in Weybridge.&nbsp;&nbsp;This is a cause very close to my heart and provides invaluable care and support for cancer patients and their families.</p> <p>Due to lack of financial resources (and cutbacks every year), not&nbsp;all cancer patients are&nbsp;able to be offered a place at a hospice at times when they need it most.&nbsp;So for your 50,&nbsp; please help by donating any amount - whether it be 50p, &pound;5, &pound;50 or anything in between&nbsp;- and I know that all the training during the winter, the sore feet and aching legs will&nbsp;be worthwhile!</p> <p>Thank you so much for your support and to find out more about the wonderful work that Sam Beare does, please have a look at the following link&nbsp;-</p> <p><a href="http://www.wsbhospices.co.uk">www.wsbhospices.co.uk</a></p> <p>.....and if you want to have a giggle at my Smilebox slideshow, then you can see&nbsp;more&nbsp;of my race preparation behind the scenes....&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://smilebox.com/playBlog/4d7a41794d5451324d7a413d0d0a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;blogview=true">http://smilebox.com/playBlog/4d7a41794d5451324d7a413d0d0a&amp;blogview=true</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Love Sharon xx&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>