When I was diagnosed with cancer our friend’s rallied around us. With our family they all wanted to just support us, help us and do anything they could to give us hope and encouragement.
So many people had so many stories. All positive, all hopeful for the future and all just trying to encourage me and give me hope. But some stories really made a difference, especially the ones that involved someone close to me.
My lovely friend Leanne had seen her mam diagnosed with breast cancer. At the age of 62 margo was dealt the cancer card but as Leanne told me her mam accepted her diagnosis and just did what she had to do, got through it and moved on. Leanne laughed in my house when she saw my boob after been thrown behind a cushion on the sofa. Her mam had done the same.
And then today a great occasion in my home town, Waterford, the Solas Cancer Support Centre run and walk for life. A 10k circuit which today saw 2,300 people put on their t-shirts, put on their runners, put the smallies in the pram, put the t-shirt on the dog 😍and go one step at a time to run, jog, walk 10k to raise the vital funds needed to keep the Solas Centre running, and keep on saving people like me.
And amongst those people there was a lady. 80 years of age, with her two beautiful daughters and grandchildren, doing this 10k, one step at a time, one foot in front of the other. And she completed this. I am in awe of this lady, she has been my inspiration from the word go.
I clapped and whooped for everyone along the way, I handed out water at the McDonald’s water station. My extended family there. I ended up being interviewed for Beat… Mortified.. But said my piece.. I love this occasion.
Now I have such great admiration for all those at the top of their game, those amazing athletes who just bomb their way round, fantastic they are, but you know what, as much as I admire them, they are not my hero’s.
My hero is Mrs Coady. The wonderful 80 year old lady who 18 years ago was diagnosed with breast cancer and who today walked 10k. No wonder she has been my inspiration from the word go. She is an inspiration to all around her, a fantastic family with a fantastic mam.
Thank you Mrs Coady. Xxx
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The Lonely Boob 