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It has taken 7 years to get the courage to do it again! The pressure of working for the company that sponsor the event and the challenge of beating my previous time have got the better of me and I am running the Ignis Asset Management 10K on Sunday 8th May.  I need your sponsorship to keep me running!

I have decided to support my friend Fiona Pearson's commitment to raise money for the Beatson Pebble Appeal.

Last year, Fiona's Mum was suddenly diagnosed with a highly aggressive secondary cancer and within weeks passed away. Fiona's Mum had received fantastic treatment and support at the Beatson Institute for breast cancer.  

 

The prevalence of cancer in our society leaves us lost for words - the current statistic is that 1 in 3 people will develop cancer during their lifetime. While this is a shocking statistic, the continuous developments in detecting and treating cancer are resulting in increased survival rates for patients. We want to help accelerate such developments and while we don’t have the medical knowledge or specialist skills to contribute, we have the time and motivation to do what we can. 

 Fiona has set herself the challenge of raising money to provide diagnostic equipment for the new Beatson Translational Research Centre and I would like to help her to achieve her challenge. We want these expert researchers to have access to the best equipment available to further their understanding, and translate this into more effective diagnosis and treatment for cancer patients.  And the hope is that the impact of this work will reach way beyond the west of Scotland, as developments are shared with other centres of excellence like the Beatson across the globe.   

 

Thank you for your support and for whatever donation you make - every penny counts. 

 

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