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This will be my fourth race for life - but my daughter Olivia's first and our first running as a team - We hope that by running with friends we can raise even more money for CRUK

- being a cancer survivor myself, I realise the importance of fund raising for vital research to find a cure for this deadly disease, so please give whatever you can, it all helps. Thank you. xx

My Story......I was diagnosed with breast cancer in September 2014 - I found a lump whilst I was still breast feeding my daughter and with my family history of cancer I knew it was best not to delay, so went straight off to my doctor who referred me to the cancer clinic in Portsmouth - after several biopsies and other tests and scans I was diagnosed with an Invasive ductile carcinoma - after a lumpectomy, chemotherapy and then radiotherapy, I finally finished my treatment in June 2015. 

I have been on Tamoxifen for the last 4 years it's an anti cancer drug which strips oestrogen from my body - thereby stopping another oestrogen receptor positive cancer returning and has launched me into an early menopause. 

I was so thankful to have survived cancer and the treatment that I decided to completely change my lifestyle, eat healthily and get fit - I started exercising with a personal trainer in August 2015 and I joined Slimming World in September (1 year after my cancer diagnosis) and despite being told I would struggle to lose weight I had lost 3.5 stone by April 2016. 

Races I've run:

July 2016 Races for Life 10k & 5K raising £900 for CRUK

October 2016 Great South Run (10 Miles) raising £450 for MND 

July 2017 Race for life 10K beating my PB raising £345.00 for CRUK.

July 2018 Race for life 10K raising £400 for CRUK.

Since being a cancer survivor I have found a new passion in running and hope to be able use it to raise lots of money each year for CRUK and other charities, I would be so grateful for your help. xx

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