My Activity Tracking
102
mi
My target 24 mi
I'm raising funds and awareness for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Pancreatic cancer is the deadliest common cancer. More than half of people die within three months of diagnosis.
What am I doing?
Raising awareness of the symptoms so you know to see a GP if you experience one or more of the most common symptoms for more than 4 weeks:
- back pain,
- indigestion,
- stomach pain
- and weight-loss.
I'll do this by running for 24 days in November; each run being a minimum of 2.4 km and 24% of runs being over 5km. You're right, it's not an incredibly gruelling series of ultra-marathons but I hope to have raised awareness.
What do I need from you?
- Understanding that you know what the symptoms are and to seek help.
- Sponsorship - this research isn't go to pay for itself. Please donate what you can.
- Playlists and words of encouragement - I'll need them for those dark days in Nov when I'll be trapsing the streets.
Why Pancreatic Cancer UK?
24 people die every day to pancreatic cancer. In September, one of those people was Joe Furniss - I'll be thinking of him and those who love him during this challenge.
The disease’s vague symptoms mean it often goes undetected until after it has spread to other areas of the body. No screening or early detection tests exist to help doctors diagnose the disease. Tragically, around 80% of people are diagnosed is at an advanced stage when it is too late for lifesaving treatment.
Survival rates for other cancers have improved dramatically in recent years. Underfunding mean we still don’t have the tests and treatments to tackle this disease.
That’s why I’m fundraising for Pancreatic Cancer UK and I'd really appreciate your support. Your donations will support vital, world-leading research, ensure specialist nurses are there to take more calls and fuel campaigns to drive positive change.
My donations could fund...
25
hours with a nurse on our support line
12
hours of early diagnosis research
My Achievements
I've increased my fundraising target
I've made a donation
I've added a profile picture
I've shared my page
I've reached 50% of my target
I've reached my fundraising goal
Thank you to my Sponsors
£15.12
Jane Crosbie
£10.60
Tracy And Mike Cooper
Go Helen! Nearly there!
£53
Mandy Tonkinson
In memory of your beautiful friend Joe, our lovely colleague Linda and everyone affected by pancreatic cancer. Well done Helen xx
£10.60
Claire Shorrock
Good Work Helen. X
£10.60
Marina Livani
Well done Helen! Love, Maz, Matt, H&F xx
£25
Jenni Macduff
£26.50
Laura Norburn
Good luck!
£21.20
Kay Page
Run Helen Run !
£10.60
Anna Dawson
Good luck Helen. Jog on 👏🏻
£20
Elizabeth Smith
Good luck with your mission, Helen 👏🏻💪🏻
£21.20
Sam Alder
Goooooo Helen! X
£21.20
Kirstine Clark
Great cause and fantastic effort!! Well done Helen. Xx
£26.50
Lesley Goodburn
Great work Helen sending love and remembering Joe xx
£14.84
Katy Baldwin
Well done Helen!!! That takes some commitment! Fab cause, keep going!!!
£53
Zane Squires
You GO girl!!!! You got this!!!!!!! I love you xxx
£21.20
Mathew Collins
£26.50
Hannah Furniss
Amazing Helen - well done. ❤️
£26.50
Tom Furniss
£26.50
Lynda Mackenzie
❤️
£21.20
Daisy Garrod
Run Helen Run!
£20
Jess B
Amazing effort, Helen - you can do ittttttt! xx
£10
Mark Corcoran
£5.30
Laura
Good luck with the runs Helen
£20
Lisa Brink
Go Helen! Much love from the Marple gang x
£10.60
Joseph Corrigan
Best of luck Helen x
£26.50
Liam O’connor
£14.84
Joy Murrell
£26.50
Jenny Crosbie
Go girl!
£26.50
Jenni Dunseith
GO girl!!!!!!!
£10.60
Kate Sinnott
Go Helen! Xxx
£5
Cheryl Hyland
Well done Helen, very inspiring. X
£10.60
Jonathan Birch
I'm very sorry to hear this, Helen. And totally support your cause to raise awareness
£20
Kath Melia
Go for it Helen! If you want any company for some runs then give me a shout! Xx
£26.50
Amy Fletcher
A cause very important to me, thank you Helen x
£26.50
