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This year I will be aiming to raise money for charity as a testament to the strongest woman I know, Paula Virk.

In December 2006, I was given the news that my Mum had Breast Cancer. For the next few years that passed, I grew up watching her fight this illness and beating it. With the love of my Dad and the rest of my family she was able to beat the illness and it seemed that our lives were back to normal when she was eventually given the all clear in 2011. She managed to do all of this whilst raising three teenagers who are inspired by her now; and would be nothing without the love she has shown us whilst growing up.

However, in January of this year, my parents gave me the news that my mother's cancer had returned. Unfortunately, this time she will be unable to win her battle. The way I've watched this woman deal with this news is admirable, and I feel I should do something that would make her as every bit as proud of me as I am of her. She has provided me, and the rest of our family with the strength to continue and she deserves to be acknowledged for this. For this reason, I've decided to run for Loros, a charity that care for terminally ill patients. 

I am not trying to change the world. All I want to achieve is to make a small difference to one person, and with your help that is possible. All I want to do is cross the finish line of these events, and see the beautiful smile of my Mum.

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