Dear Friends,

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I sadly only met Debbie just after she had been diagnosed with cancer, about 4 years before she died.  

I greatly admired the way in which she and her husband Mark and her whole family coped with her illness. I am also full of admiration for how her family is now creating something positive out of their loss by setting up Debbie Fund to find a cure for cervical cancer. You can find out more about the Debbie Fund at www.debbiefund.org.

 

When Mark mentioned last summer that he had a few marathon places through UCL to raise sponsorship for Debbie Fund, I casually said (hoping he wouldn't laugh at me) that if he had no one queuing up for the last place, I would do it. I was saying this with my fingers crossed behind my back, hoping that another more suitable applicant was going to take that spot, but seemingly not... 

 

At 54, I am probably the oldest runner for Debbie Fund. But, like her oldest daughter, Katy, I have been a runner since my own mother's illness from cancer and found it is often the best way to cope with stress. I have only done 2 half marathons (many years ago) and more recently a 10 mile race, so it is going to be a struggle, but I have always had a feeling that tackling a full marathon was unfinished business for me and I am determined to do it to honour Debbie and her family and to raise as much money as possible for Debbie Fund and the team of researchers at UCL. 

 

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

 

So please dig deep and donate now.

 

Thank you so much,

 

Helen

PS Good luck to all the other runners for Debbie Fund. I will be thinking of you over the coming months of training!

 

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