Jo Silva

Joey runs a half marathon... with Nicky!

Fundraising for Cancer Research UK
£193
raised of £150 target
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Kingston Half Marathon, 6 April 2014
Cancer Research UK

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RCN 1089464, SC041666, 1103 & 247
We pioneer life-saving cancer research to help us beat cancer

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In typical Portuguese style, I'm getting our fundraising page ready just in time. It's good I didn't follow the same approach to my training!

I had never ever dreamt I would be running a half marathon one day. Yet, here I am, proving that even non-dreams can become true. If you know me, you'll know two things about this run:
1. It's an incredible thing for me to be able to do it!
2. I wouldn't be here if it weren't for Nicky, so big round of applause for him.

Last year, my Mum was diagnosed with lung cancer. As we discussed medical options and possibilities and treatments, I became ever so thankful to all the people who work incessantly in the background to give us the amazing gift of medical choice and feeling - at a time when the world is collapsing on your head - that you have a good fighting chance!

My Mum is now recovering, with us. It is still frightening, but we're in the clear. And I would like to give something back to those people that gave me hope, people researching cancer. Please help me!

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Cancer Research UK

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RCN 1089464, SC041666, 1103 & 247
We‘re the world‘s leading cancer charity dedicated to saving and improving lives through research. We fund research into the prevention, detection and treatment of more than 200 types of cancer through the work of over 4,000 scientists, doctors and nurses.

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