In 2017 Laura gave birth to twin girls, giving her 4 year old daughter 2 sisters.  Just over twelve months later she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Bowel Cancer.  Two years later, on December 28th 2019, at the age of 36,  Laura lost her life to Bowel Cancer.  

For most of her working life Laura had worked as a fund raiser for Cancer charities.  At numerous events she had extolled the virtues of raising funds to fight Cancer. Following on from her diagnosis she continued to work relentlessly towards raising funds as well as speaking to fellow cancer sufferers about having a positive state of mind and support in dealing with the diagnosis. 

From 2018 to almost the last few days in 2019 she kept a blog about how she dealt with the diagnosis as well as her faith and the positivity of her mindset.  This blog can now be found in book form and is available on Amazon, "Nobody Said it Would be Easy" by Laura Stephenson. All proceeds go to BowelcancerUK  

Everyone who met Laura commented upon her ability to talk to people from all backgrounds, ethnicity and generations.  She was an amazing lady. 

If I have half the courage in running the London Marathon,  that Laura showed in battling Cancer, then I will have no problem at all in running my first Marathon ever. I'm not convinced.  My last run of any distance, a half marathon, was a long long long time ago.  I ran it with Laura and she encouraged me all the way round!  This time I'm keeping her in the front of my thoughts and I know she will be watching me and encouraging me yet again  - "Go on Dad you can do it !" 

So why wouldn"t you want to sponsor me to support BowelcancerUk who are the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity? They fund targeted research, provide expert information and support to patients and their families, educate the public and professionals about the disease and campaign for early diagnosis and access to best treatment and care.   Above all they are here to stop people dying of bowel cancer.

Go on - You know you want to !