Unfortunately our family had some devastating news just before Christmas. My 39yr old sister was diagnosed with breast cancer. Although it was an aggressive cancer she, luckily, caught it early. She had a mastectomy before Christmas and rafts of tests, which all came back clear of cancer cells elsewhere (including in the lymph nodes). As a precautionary measure she is now undergoing chemotherapy for the next four and half months – not a nice process at all.
As you can imagine, the Mothers Day Classic fun run/walk (raising money for breast cancer research) has even more significance for me this year. It was a very successful and enjoyable day for our team last year and I am hoping that we can make it even bigger and better this year in support of, not only my sister, but all other women that are affected by this disease. I know that there are many of you that either have a family member or friend who have been through this or know of someone else who has. Unfortunately it is becoming so common but, fortunately, the survival rate is now extremely high thanks to all those organisations involved in breast cancer research, screening, care and support, and fundraising.
The Mothers Day Classic 2011 will be held on 8 May and I will again be registering a team. Registrations have just opened and I have registered the team name – Lifestyle Fitness Training. If you would like to be part of the team, you will need to register yourself online and simply enter as a team member and select the team name. You can do this at http://mothersdayclassic.com.au/.
If you are unable to take part in this event, then you can still donate by going to my fundraising page at https://s.eventarc.com/sponsor/view/7712/nicola-mcgovern.
Last year our team was the 10th largest in the ACT. Let’s aim for no. 1 this year!!!! You are more than welcome to send on the details to family, friends and work colleagues. There are options of a 10k run, 5k run, or 5k walk. So, as you can see, there is something for everyone – adults and kids, fit and not so fit.
I hope you can come along and join us for this fun and worthwhile event.
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