Paul Berentzen
Paul's Giving Page
Total raised
£3,175.00
+ £598.75 Gift Aid
£25Kitting out our labs
£50Unravelling mysteries
£100Spotting cancer earlier
£150Making diagnosis kinder
£200Understanding errors in DNA
£300Finding cancer's weakness
£500Providing cancer support
£1,000Hunting innovations
£2,500Delivering treatments
£5,000Keeping cancer in remission
10 days of 5k
Sun, 1 Mar 2026 - Mon, 30 Mar 2026
Strava activity tracker
Distance travelled 56.2 km
My Story
Thanks for visiting my fundraising page. Early last year I spent seven weeks in hospital. Most of that time I was unable to breathe properly without help. This time last year I had just got home and could barely climb the stairs. Getting up to make a cup of tea left me exhausted. I was two thirds of the way through my chemo treatment, having been diagnosed with stage four lymphoma. We all hope we never need cancer treatment. At 35, I had no idea that would be why I was suddenly getting short of breath. But thanks to the support of my family, and the fantastic work of my doctors and nurses, I found out in October that I am in complete remission. I’ve been building my strength back up over the last 12 months. I even managed a 2km junior parkrun with my daughter. But it’s time for a bigger challenge to see how far I’ve come and - more importantly - help give others the best possible chance of hearing those two words I lived for for so many months: complete remission. I have no idea how my body will react to this challenge. But if I can beat cancer, I can manage a few 5km runs, surely. Thanks for reading and, if you’re able, I’d love if you could spare a few quid for an amazing charity doing life saving work.
CAUSE
All Cancer Types
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