Frederik Soerensen
Summer Torpids SEHBC Photography fundraising campaign for BCRT
Fundraising for Bone Cancer Research Trust
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What am I doing? This year I'm photographing the Summer Torpids to raise money for the Bone Cancer Research Trust as part of the annual SEHBC efforts. Apart from the divisions that I'm rowing/coxing in myself, I hope to document as much of the first bumps campaign in 2 years as possible. All the photos are available on my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/freddiesoerensenphotography. Get in touch through my page if you want any of the photos in high res and without watermarks - any donations here would be appreciated!
Why am I doing it? Too many people know how it feels to lose a friend or loved one to bone cancer. Unfortunately, everyone at Teddy Hall (St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford) knows that feeling all too well. Matthew Greenwood was a third-year engineering student (age 21) at the Hall when he became ill. He was first diagnosed with osteonecrosis but it was later found to be a kind of bone cancer. In March of 2016 he rowed for the top boat at Teddy Hall, and later that summer he was given just 9 months to live. Clearly, bone cancer can strike anyone at any time and is difficult to diagnose.
What is the Bone Cancer Research Trust? The Bone Cancer Research Trust funds research targeting the development of new bone cancer treatments as well as the reduction of side effects of existing treatments. The BCRT helps GPs by providing resources for aiding diagnosis and raising awareness of the ways bone cancer can present. The BCRT provides information packs to people with bone cancer so they understand more about their condition.