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Lorna Eaton

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Lorna’s Fundraising for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

I am fundraising in memory of my mum, Fiona, who died in 2017 from her short battle with Pancreatic Cancer. 

My mum was given just months to live after her diagnosis, which was found at stage Four. often, Pancreatic Cancer is found at a late stage and has gone unnoticed. PC is a silent killer, symptoms can be very difficult to recognise. 

Pancreatic cancer is the deadliest common cancer. More than half of people die within three months of diagnosis. 

I want to  fundraise in my mums memory this November, and all those lost or going through this difficult disease. 

So, I’m taking on the  24 Miles challenge during Pancreatic Cancer Awareness month which represents the the statistic that in the UK 24 people a day die from pancreatic cancer.

1 in 60 women and 1 in 56 men are affected by Pancreatic Cancer. 5% survive 10 or more years. 

Survival rates for other cancers have improved dramatically in recent years. But decades of underfunding mean we still don’t have the tests and treatments to tackle this disease. People with pancreatic cancer have been overlooked and ignored for far too long.

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Mums story.

in 2017 my mum lost her life to Pancreatic Cancer.

My mum lived a simple life, she was very content being a mum, going to work and enjoying the simple things like reading and her favourite tv programme…Eastenders! 

she was no stranger to the hospitals, she had one working kidney and some other bits and bobs going on, so she was already a frequent visitor to her GP and the Churchill Hospital. 

Mum started having really bad back pain, which was worse than her usual pain..at first this was explained to be worsened by a recent car accident where her car was written off.  she knew her own body, and advocated for herself, she was persistent with her doctors who did not believe anything was wrong  because her scans were coming back clear to begin with.. the cancer was not visible at the start, but it was there, already doing its damage. 

Despite the challenges the diagnostic team did further tests which revealed the extent of her Cancer. our whole lives turned upside down. 

I don’t know how i didn’t break down there a then, i was on three hours sleep, at the Hospital keeping mum company all day and at work all night. 

I was passing go but not collecting £200 as I went round the monopoly board of hurdles throughout this difficult time. 

The nurses and consultants at the Churchill were amazing! they started her on chemo as soon as they could and got her in a schedule that worked with me and my sister so we could attend treatments. i will always remember the kindness not only mum received, but my sister and I too. 

I took on the responsibility to look after my mum, I had lots of  help from my mums best friend,  Anna would come over and sit with her for the few hours I worked . She really put my mind at ease while I escaped to “normalityI could just be Lorna at work. Only the management knew, it was my escape.  

It’s weird how your life changes in the blink of an eye.. one moment you’re going out, socialising and the next moment tunnel vision is activated, all i could see or think about was making sure Mum was taken care of she was my only priority. 

Eventually the disease took her, it took her mobility, her appetite, her energy, it took everything. She was taken from me, no matter what I did her light was fading.

it wasn’t all bad, we had some good days which i will forever cherish.

The bad days got worse, and eventually we had to come to terms with mum’s condition, and that she couldn’t stay. 

pancreatic Cancer took its absolute toll and had metastasised so much, she was so frail at the end. 

My mum was given a life sentence, not a battle. she did not have a chance at beating this hideous disease. 

She did go peacefully though, on her last day she simply fell asleep.

i’ll have this mum shaped hole in my heart forever, So for now i fill my life with purple (her favourite colour) and celebrate her favourite things so I can celebrate her in those small gestures.

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Thank you to my Sponsors

£26.50

Anonymous

My beautiful little sister love you and god bless you for the golden heart you have

£10.60

Claire Newton

Wonderful tribute to your Mum by wonderful you, Lorna. xx

£10.60

Jane Bray

Well done Lorna x

£24

Eleanor Jones

Thank you for sharing her story with us 💜

£32.40

Kieran Kerry

£15.90

Donna Meredith

An amazing charity and such a lovely way to remember Fiona, your lovely Mum x

£37.80

Megan & Matticus

I'll keep saying it until you're sick of it, but we are so proud beyond words. You were amazing then and amazing now. I all too well understand the loss of a mum, and it's a pain that never completely goes away. But, we can do something with that pain and make things better for others. We're here to support you sis, every single step of this. <3

£5

Shannon O

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Anonymous

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£10.60

Kanwal

You’re so strong Lorna sending so much love💜