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One In A Million – an inspiration

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Once in a lifetime you meet somebody so special that they change who you are as a person.

Once in a lifetime you meet someone who seizes life with both hands and twirls it around as if they are dancing with it.

Once in a lifetime you meet someone so brave and full of courage that it makes you feel as if you can be brave and courageous too.

I met that person, sometime ago it seems but it was only very recently that I have realised how rare it is to know somebody like this.  I remember very clearly that it was my sister who came to

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me one day and told me that one of her dearest friends had been diagnosed with breast cancer.  At first I didn’t really believe it, I almost didn’t want it to be true.
Young mums don’t get ill do they? It made me stop and think.
Both myself and my younger sister have always been looked after by our elder sister’s friends, and the news really struck me.  So much so, that I began checking myself that little bit more often.  The whole thing made me think, it gave me a jolt, and I realised that checking yourself regularly takes but a moment.  A
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moment that could save your life.

Over the following months I observed our friend in awe. Her positive attitude, her determination, her strength and the sheer willpower that she possessed.  Diagnosed with not only breast cancer, but also aplastic anaemia (AA – a rare blood disorder where your bone marrow fails to produce essential blood cells) both of which meant regular trips to hospital, sometimes on a daily basis to receive treatment over a long period.

Yet despite all of these challenges there was never a grumble or complaint or

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negative word – but instead a strong focus on her little girl, her family, exercise and health.

So naturally when the request came, asking if we would join her in a charity walk for breast cancer (Walk the Walk) around London there was no hesitation in our response.

The following months before the walk however resulted in my own diagnosis of breast cancer, and all the things that it brought with it.  Even then, my sister’s friend guided me through, holding my hand by using her own experience.

Of course the day of the walk came around all

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too quickly as we were both still undergoing treatment, but I can honestly say that it was one of the most memorable things that I have ever achieved alongside both of my sisters, family and good friends.  The girls that we walked with contributed massively in helping us both to complete the course.  In particular memories of a hilarious sprint to the toilet by my friend who was convinced that she wouldn’t make it, and a giant bag of Maltesers purchased for ’energy’ purposes all contributed to a night that non of us would ever forget.

All

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in all it was fantastic thing to be a part of and one which we will never forget I am sure.  As we neared the end of the walk, the sun was rising and we were too tired for words.  Each and every single one of us had almost reached our limit, but we carried on with the hope of making our sponsors proud of us and somehow making a difference.
So we did it, all of us, as a team. We bloody did it .

There were thousands of people who completed that walk that night and thousands more who have supported those fighting breast cancer.  No one person is

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greater than the other all with a story to tell, but to me one person stands out from the crowd, just that little bit.

Once in a lifetime somebody does something so inspiring that your head is turned and you almost stop still in wonder.

I had never fully understood what is meant when people say that somebody is ’beautiful from the inside out’, but now I do.

My sister is extremely lucky to have such a friend, as am I.  A true inspiration and one in a million.
Sarah you are my hero (and to many more than just me).

 

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- 1 Apr 16

 

Strength

Once in a lifetime you meet somebody so special that they change who you are as a person.

Once in a lifetime you meet someone who seizes life with both hands and twirls it around as if they are dancing with it.

Once in a lifetime you meet someone so brave and full of courage that it makes you feel as if you can be brave and courageous too.

I met that person, sometime ago it seems but it was only very recently that I have realised how rare it is to know somebody like this.  I remember very clearly that it was my sister who came to me one day and told me that one of her dearest friends had been diagnosed with breast cancer.  At first I didn’t really believe it, I almost didn’t want it to be true.

Young mums don’t get ill do they? It made me stop and think.

Both myself and my younger sister have always been looked after by our elder sister’s friends, and the news really struck me.  So much so, that I began checking myself that little bit more often.  The whole thing made me think, it gave me a jolt, and I realised that checking yourself regularly takes but a moment.  A moment that could save your life.

Over the following months I observed our friend in awe. Her positive attitude, her determination, her strength and the sheer willpower that she possessed.  Diagnosed with not only breast cancer, but also aplastic anaemia (AA – a rare blood disorder where your bone marrow fails to produce essential blood cells) both of which meant regular trips to hospital, sometimes on a daily basis to receive treatment over a long period.

Yet despite all of these challenges there was never a grumble or complaint or negative word – but instead a strong focus on her little girl, her family, exercise and health.

She Did

So naturally when the request came, asking if we would join her in a charity walk for breast cancer (Walk the Walk) around London there was no hesitation in our response.

The following months before the walk however resulted in my own diagnosis of breast cancer, and all the things that it brought with it.  Even then, my sister’s friend guided me through, holding my hand by using her own experience.

Of course the day of the walk came around all too quickly as we were both still undergoing treatment, but I can honestly say that it was one of the most memorable things that I have ever achieved alongside both of my sisters, family and good friends.  The girls that we walked with contributed massively in helping us both to complete the course.  In particular memories of a hilarious sprint to the toilet by my friend who was convinced that she wouldn’t make it, and a giant bag of Maltesers purchased for ‘energy’ purposes all contributed to a night that non of us would ever forget.

All in all it was fantastic thing to be a part of and one which we will never forget I am sure.  As we neared the end of the walk, the sun was rising and we were too tired for words.  Each and every single one of us had almost reached our limit, but we carried on with the hope of making our sponsors proud of us and somehow making a difference.

So we did it, all of us, as a team. We bloody did it .

Moonwalk

There were thousands of people who completed that walk that night and thousands more who have supported those fighting breast cancer.  No one person is greater than the other all with a story to tell, but to me one person stands out from the crowd, just that little bit.

Once in a lifetime somebody does something so inspiring that your head is turned and you almost stop still in wonder.

I had never fully understood what is meant when people say that somebody is ‘beautiful from the inside out’, but now I do.

My sister is extremely lucky to have such a friend, as am I.  A true inspiration and one in a million.

Sarah you are my hero (and to many more than just me).

Believe

 

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