{"id":5119,"date":"2019-10-09T10:23:13","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T10:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/club.runthrough.co.uk\/?p=5119"},"modified":"2019-10-09T10:31:35","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T10:31:35","slug":"runner-feature-heather-lawson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/club.runthrough.co.uk\/runner-feature-heather-lawson\/","title":{"rendered":"Runner Feature – Heather Lawson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sometimes in life you just get to that ‘why not<\/em>’ moment, and that happened in the Spring of 2019<\/strong> when my uncle’s 6 month course of chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer<\/strong> failed to halt the disease and he was given a terminal diagnosis. I had also lost my father to this cruel disease in 2006<\/strong>…<\/p>\n

\"RunnerI recently turned 50<\/strong> in September<\/strong> and thought ‘Why not complete 50 different events with the aim of raising money for research into pancreatic cancer?<\/em>’ – so 50 at 50 for Pancreatic Cancer<\/a> was born #50at50forPC<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Survival rates for most forms of cancer have been rising, the five-year survival rates for pancreatic cancer<\/strong> have remained largely unchanged and shockingly low for the past 40 years, at less than 5%:<\/strong> this is the worst survival outcome for any of the 21 most common cancers. Compare that to breast cancer where the survival rates – the average 5-year survival rate<\/strong> for women with invasive breast cancer<\/strong> is 90%.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Money is desperately needed for research so that we can help safeguard against others losing their loved ones to this forbidding disease…<\/p>\n

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So, between my 50th and my 51st<\/strong> birthday I plan to take on some interesting challenges with the hope of raising much needed funds, seeing some new sights and making some new friends…<\/p>\n

So how can you get involved or help?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Donate – My 50 at 50 Just Giving page can be found HERE<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Suggest an event I can take part in – Email Heather at braveheartfitnessPT@gmail.com<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Join me at an event – Have a look at the event calendar and if something takes your fancy then sign up – it would be great to have some buddies along the way<\/li>\n
  4. Spread the word! … and help me raise as much money as possible #50at50forPCRF<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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