Running away from cancer

Nov 01, 2024

Rachel Bowen

After a surprise breast cancer diagnosis in November 2022, I thought I would try to make something positive come of it.

I’m not planning anything spectacular (sorry!), just a couple of marathons, my first Barry 40 mile race since the cancer diagnosis, and various other races.

I’d like to raise some funds for the Centre who looked after me at Llandough Hospital throughout the cancer stuff.

I’d also like to support Endometriosis UK as having cancer meant I could no longer take the medication that had kept endometriosis under control, leaving me with horrible pain, weight loss, and ultimately needing a third general anaesthetic operation. Endometriosis is NOT well understood and often dismissed but I was more ill from that than anything else.

Lastly, my 19 year old cat, Millie, was beside me throughout everything - the nights of insomnia, the worrying, but also the good bits. Millie came to us from Cats Protection so it would be lovely to support them too.

Supporting

Endometriosis UK

Health | 1035810

34%

Endometriosis can devastate the lives of not only those with the disease but also their families. We help them take back control.

Cats Protection

Animals | 203644

33%

Cats Protection is the UK's leading cat charity. As a feline welfare charity, we help 200,000 cats and kittens every year.

Breast Centre Appeal

Health | 1056544

33%

Donations to the Breast Centre Appeal are used to provide special bras for mastectomy and reconstruction patients and offer complementary therapies, pamper evenings, lingerie evenings and style and confidence sessions for women having gone through treatment for breast cancer.