Why we're fundraising...
Next Sunday, 19th October, my sister and I will be running the Target Ovarian Cancer 10k.
We do this every year in memory of our mum, Jeanette, who sadly passed away in 2019 after a brave 5-year battle with ovarian cancer. She fought incredibly hard, but as many of you might know, ovarian cancer is often called the “silent killer” – it’s regularly misdiagnosed until it’s too late.
It’s so important to raise awareness of the symptoms, which are often overlooked:
- Persistent bloating
- Feeling full quickly or loss of appetite
- Pelvic or abdominal pain
- Needing to wee more urgently or more often
This cause is very personal to me. I carry the BRCA2 gene, which increases the risk of developing cancers such as breast, ovarian, prostate, and pancreatic cancer. In fact, women with BRCA2 have up to a 44% lifetime risk of ovarian cancer and up to a 69% risk of breast cancer.
I was diagnosed with BRCA2 at 21, and after a lot of research and conversations with genetics specialists, I made the decision to have a preventative double mastectomy in 2020. It wasn’t an easy decision, but it felt like the right step to reduce my risks and give me peace of mind for the future. (To read more, please see this article: https://lnkd.in/eExY9aWF)
Over the years of posting about ovarian cancer, the BRCA gene, or my surgery, I’ve been inundated with messages and questions. If you ever want to reach out, please do — I can only share my experience, but I’m always open to talking about it. By having these conversations, we can help raise awareness and, hopefully, save lives.
This run isn’t just about fundraising – it’s about keeping the conversation going, breaking down the stigma, and encouraging people to act early if something feels wrong.
If you would like to support us, any donations to Target Ovarian Cancer would mean the world and go towards life-saving research, support, and awareness.
Target Ovarian Cancer is the UK's leading ovarian cancer charity working to improve early diagnosis, fund life-saving research and provide support to women with ovarian cancer.
Awareness of ovarian cancer is low, its share of UK research funding has dropped and three quarters of women with ovarian cancer say they do not get the support they need.
Together we can make sure women in the UK have the best chances of survival and get the right support at the right time, in a way that's right for them.
Raise awareness. Fund research. Save lives.
Thank you to our Sponsors
£30
Ian V
£50
Justin Bennett
Good luck to you both. Jeanette would be so proud. Such a worthy cause. Justin Oakley Horseboxes X
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Simon Thomas
Hope you do the run in record time. Your Mum will be proud of you doing this run every Year. Keep it up for Years to come. All the best from San Fransico
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Matthew Coates
Good luck to both of you.
£106
Clive Sutton Ltd
Best of luck Happy to be supporting you
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Geoff Lucas
Great cause, good luck. x
£520
Emcc Solutioms Ltd
Best of luck to you both. Rol and Ed - EMCC
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Cougar Sims
Best of luck
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Jake O'byrne
Good luck to you both from everyone at PMD Business Finance!
£53
Gavin Lewis
Good Luck girls
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Janet Parker
Keep up the good work. All the best x
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Steven Friend
Good luck to everybody this is a great thing you are all doing 💫
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Andrew Cooper
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Rory
Well done Emma and Charlotte. Rory xx
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Amanda Burrow
Nettie will be smiling down on you girls as always xx
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Jeremy Shorten
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Laurie & Richard Hanscott
Well done girls , remembering lovely Jeanette how proud she would be of her girls! Good luck ❤️
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Andrew
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John Edwards
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Alexandra O'sullivan
£106
Richard Branter
Good Luck Charly & Emma , with love from Suzanne & Richard x
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Martin Clunes
In memory of Jeanette and other people far too young with this silent disease. Thank you to both Charly and Emma keeping this in our minds annually to such a worthwhile cause. Good luck for Sunday. Your Dad has asked me to support in person and I will see what I can do. Xx
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Damion Weir
Sorry I’m late to the Party - Good Luck girls xxx
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Anonymous
Well done for doing this Yearly and the continuation of keeping Ovarian cancer in our minds
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Marlon Harewood
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Jo Pickford
Love to you both .. have a good run x Chris Jo and Helena x
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Costa Koizi
£106
Marcus Freeman Ltd
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Glenn T
Always a good cause well done Charlotte and Emma
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Richard Simpson
Well done snx a great effort,your mum would be very proud of you.
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Russell Gunter
All the best with the run. Will be thinking of you.
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Julian And Fam
Good luck girls
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Chris Smith
Good luck
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Susie Brooks
£35
Carly Spicer
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Nick, Jenny & James Xxx
sending lots of love and support always
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James Carr
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Kevin Edwards
Good luck girls Love Dadxxxx
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Richard Mander
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Adam Richards
£106
Graeme Chapman
Good luck ! Great cause to support
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John West
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Kevin Harper
Good Luck Girls A Wonderful cause in Memory of a Wonderful Lady!!!!
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Anna Philpot
Best of British to Netties Army. Charlotte and Emma. Lots of Love The Philpot’s ❤️❤️❤️
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David & Sophie Till
Well down - a very good cause
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Sam Alexander
£106
Kevin & Hilary Matthews
Good luck girls - this resonates with us - a very worthwhile cause.
£106
Ajay Mehta
Good luck to you both!
Good luck to you both and well done for raising awareness.