My Story
Hi everyone! I have just done something completely out of the blue and signed up for my first Half Marathon! Which I will be running on the 20th December, just 5 days before Christmas! Running is something entirely new to me… If you were to ask me 4 months ago to run a 5k without stopping every 2 minutes I would question who you thought you were talking too🤣 Last week I ran my first ever 10k and believe me… it was a struggle. But I loved the challenge! So I’m striking while the iron is hot and I’ve booked my first race, to raise money for a charity that is close to everyone’s hearts and particularly mine! We have all been affected by Cancer - whether it’s the diagnosis or loss of a family member or friend, or whether you’ve been affected yourself. My first experience from this horrible illness was losing my Grandad Hayden in 2013, this hit my family extremely hard. His name was Roger Hayden and he was such a smart, loving and caring man, he played a very important father figure role for me and taught me so much. I was 9 years old when he passed and I wasn’t quite sure how to deal with him not being around anymore. I feel so grateful to of been raised in a home where I could listen to stories of his adventures, his outlook on life or how he used his life to do good and we continue to talk about him 11 years on, I truly don’t believe we will ever stop. Along with my family I still grieve to this day, lately I’ve been missing him more than ever and I feel like this challenge will really help me learn so much more about myself. My 2nd experience has been more recently with my Grandad Bruce (Arthur Bruce) who I love very much, he is currently fighting his battle with cancer. He has recently walked 100 miles himself to raise £500 for Prostate cancer research and I am so so proud of him❤️ At the moment my friend and a good friend to many in our community, Andy E is fighting his battle so hard and is loved so much. Every little bit of support truly helps - however big or small. My 21st birthday is next summer, I am lucky enough to have youth and health on my side - I am determined to use all that I’ve got to live a happy, fulfilling and adventurous life whilst I’ve still got it. I can only wish to one day tell half as many stories as my Grandad, and with 1 in 2 people developing some form of cancer in their lifetime - this charity is vital for catching cancer early and one day finding a cure. If you’d like to follow along with my training leading up to the race, donate or share that would mean so much to me! https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/ellies-giving-page-202559 To all those around me who are still fighting this is for you❤️ To all those grieving this is for you❤️ To all those who are no longer with us this is for you❤️ To Grandad, this is for you❤️🩹
