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Goodbye, My wonderful friend x

For Our Ceri 💜🖤🩷
My dear friend Ceri is 44 years old. She has been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. It’s inoperable, and it has already spread. And in just a few weeks, things have progressed heartbreakingly fast.
There will be no more treatment, only comfort, love and end-of-life care.
And all this just 18 months after she nursed and then lost her mum to the same horrible illness. It's just not right or fair.
Ceri is one of the most important people in my life. A best friend. We met at university (the first) and built a home from home together in those years, with our good friend Emma too. A little trio of girls, our home filled with mutual warmth, humour, support and understanding.
Our Ceri is sharp, kind, fiercely loyal, funny and even now, incredibly selfless.
When I told her I wanted to do a fundraiser, she asked me not to raise money for her, but for others:
She wanted any donations to go directly to Pancreatic Cancer UK, to help fund research, improve diagnosis, and support other families facing what she and hers are going through.
So that’s what I’m doing. This is for her, and I’m asking for your help.
Pancreatic cancer is often diagnosed too late. Survival rates remain unacceptably low, research is underfunded and progress is slow.
There isn't a simple diagnostic test (even for people who's mum just died of it). That HAS to change.
Please donate if you can.
Every bit of money you give honours Ceri’s courage, our love for her, and helps Pancreatic Cancer UK push towards earlier diagnosis, better treatment, and more time for patients.
The first thing I will do is a 10k run in Bournemouth in October 2025 (Bournemouth Supersonic). I am fat, have hated running for at least 30 years and Ceri found the thought of me doing it very amusing when we discussed it recently. Fair play, she said "cos I wouldn't" 😂
This one’s for you Ceri! Love you so much, mate x x x
Thank you to my Sponsors

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Gayle Cosgrove
My thoughts are with you and all who knew your friend x

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Lacey Meredith-reddington
Behind you all the way (but not in the running sense). Well done for doing such an amazing thing in memory of our amazing friend xx

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Claire
Kath, thank you so much for doing this for our wonderful, beautiful friend! It's a lovely way to honour her 💜💜💜

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Angela Stephenson-tarini
Beautiful colleague yarn way too soon. Rest peacefully Ceri xx

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Elaine Payne
Good Luck Kath - RIP Ceri fly high with the angels chick x

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Amy Summers
Amazing Kath Xxx

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Helena Smith

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Susanna Woods
A lovely tribute for Ceri, good luck with the training Kath xx

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Toni Perrett
Hoping this gets you closer to that marathon. F-cancer xoxo

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Sharyn Shepherd
Good luck lovely.

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Nicola Bevan
Thank you for keeping Ceri's memory alive by do this.

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Babs John
Still cant believe this is real, it’s simply heartbreaking! The team in CAVUHB just isn’t the same without Ceri. Good luck with your fundraising in her name. xx

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John & Sarah Cribb
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Lucy Boucher
🤍🤍

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Emma Breeze
So sad to hear of Ceri’s passing, our paths crossed often all those years ago in those early days of the Cardiff PR world, always so friendly, full of life and always had an infectious smile

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Rhian Francis
A early detection test must be found.well done Kath. In loving memory of Cer, so sadly missed xx

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Sarah Jones

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Sarah Jones

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Mari Waddington
Good luck and thank you for doing this for our special friend xxxx

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Nicola Evans
For Ceri. A wonderful person and colleague. So wonderfully brave and a beautiful person and soul. Great to know she had a friend like you. Go Kathleen. A donation to spur you on. Take care Nic

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Lyndsey Jenkins
For my Super Cez xxx

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Natashia Eales
In memory of Ceri, an incredible person taken far too soon

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Helen Bennett
A wonderful thing to do for Ceri xx

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Katie Carter And Family
For Ceri 💔 Best of luck Kath x

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Sam Keens
Good luck Kath.x

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Anonymous
Ceri was planning an 80's Butlins weekend with 12 of us in October and paid her deposit. I'm sure she would want this to go to any funds raised.

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Hannah Turner

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Alasdair Machardy
Well done Kath x

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Katrina Jones
Such a great thing to do for Ceri and such a worthy cause! Right behind you Kath xx

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Jo Machardy
Love you sister x

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Emma Mercieca
Proud of you mate xxx

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Caroline Smith

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Polly (pauline) Luxton
Sending love xxx

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Jacqueline Sparkes
Go for it Kath!! Coffee and cake on me when you’ve done it!!

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Leanne Preuss
Good luck, enjoy it if you can. #doitforthosewhocant If you want a running partner then give me a shout

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Hannah Greenslade-pile
Go girl! So proud of you and I will be there to cheer you over that finish line ❤️

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Tara Nix
Good luck Kath

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Haydn Maclean
Couldn’t be more proud of you!

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Heledd Wyn

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Marsha
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