Deja Vu fm Supports Kerrie Mc Farlane-Green 5k Run for Cancer Research.

Big Fun Run London (Victoria Park) on the 2nd October 2011

 http://www.justgiving.com/Kerrie-McFarlane-Green

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Yes! I am taking part in a sponsored run on the 2nd October 2011 @ Victoria Park AND I will be completely shaving all of the hair off my head (maybe my eyebrows too..) before the run, date and time to follow.

Its not usual for me to do a ‘sponsored’ anything or to ask anyone for money (if you know me well, you will know this is oh so true) but the monster that is cancer has crept into the life of a child with whom I am very close to in my family. She does not want to be identified so I shall call her ‘P’. Since discovering that P has cancer (and a rare one at that), I seem to see and hear of someone being effected by it with alarming frequency. I guess it is so easy to think “It’ll never happen to anyone I know or love” but this has been my wake up call.

P is so young and innocent and although she is strong of body and mind, the disease has already had such a large impact on her life. She is undergoing intensive chemotherapy which, if you were unaware, kills cells that divide rapidly. Rapid division is one of the main characters of cancer cells BUT is also that of cells in the bone marrow, digestive tract and hair follicles thus causing a decreased production of blood cells leading to a suppressed immune system, inflammation of the digestive tract and alopecia.

Charities such as Macmillan Cancer Care are helping to support my family in their time of need and it is now that I see the true value of such agencies.

Ok Ok, I am waffling a bit! To sum it up my little P is fighting this disease and I’d like to show my support for her fight by asking you to help me support her supporters.

Thank You for your anticipated donations. As Tesco says ‘Every Little Helps’!

Keep an eye on my page, I will try to update it as much as possible. I will also let you know the day and time of the shaving and the exact time of the run just incase you are bored on Sunday 2nd October and want to come to Victoria park to cheer me on.

Much Love,

Kerrie

Oh, If you can send this onto your friends and family I would greatly appreciate it! x

**** Since Deja Vu posted this feature, Kerrie and ‘P’ have both shaven their hair. Kerrie has told us this was a truly liberating experience.****

We think you will agree, Kerrie looks amazing.

Here’s a video of  how it came to be