Pancreatic Cancer Fundraiser
So I have decided to do a fundraiser in honour of mum. I thought about it last year but seemed a bit much, as this time last year was the run up to mums last days with us. I had seen that Pancreatic Cancer UK was doing a sponsored walk last year which is what sparked my interest and as they are running it again this year I thought it would be a nice tribute to mum. Instead of doing 30miles during October though, I am instead choosing to do 5km a day everyday in October! Because well I love a challenge aha but also as I am fit and healthy enough I wanted to make it a bit more of a challenge.
So I have decided to do a fundraiser in honour of mum. I thought about it last year but seemed a bit much, as this time last year was the run up to mums last days with us. I had seen that Pancreatic Cancer UK was doing a sponsored walk last year which is what sparked my interest and as they are running it again this year I thought it would be a nice tribute to mum. Instead of doing 30miles during October though, I am instead choosing to do 5km a day everyday in October! Because well I love a challenge aha but also as I am fit and healthy enough I wanted to make it a bit more of a challenge.
Pancreatic cancer remains one of the deadliest forms of cancer. Around half of those diagnosed die within three months, often because symptoms are vague and the disease is usually detected at an advanced stage. As a result, treatment options are limited and outcomes are poor. Overall five-year survival rates are still extremely low, with only about 7–13% of patients living for five years or more after diagnosis.
In a way my sister and I were lucky in that we got three years with mum after her diagnosis, but the reality is pancreatic cancer is a horribly aggressive form of cancer and it is often found far too late for anything to be done. This stark reality means that many families are given devastating news with very little time to process it, plan, or pursue meaningful treatment options. Despite advances in other cancer types, progress in pancreatic cancer has been slower, underlining the urgent need for earlier detection, improved therapies, and increased research funding. The earlier it is detected, the higher the chances people have at battling it.
