I ran for charity [2011] and abseiled for charity [2016] but since then I haven't taken on any challenges. I do not like heights so bungee jumping and skydiving are out of the question. I still cannot believe I descended from the church tower on a rope.
But I can knit. So I am taking part in this fundraising for the Bone Cancer Research Trust.
The two most common forms of bone cancer affect children and young people, and tend to start in the long bones of the arms and legs. I have not had any close friends or family members with this illness, although it has affected two pupils in schools where I did supply work.
Twenty years ago, in 2004, a group of families who had lost children and young people to primary bone cancer came together. They wanted to tackle head-on the fact that there was virtually no accessible bone cancer information, and practically no funding for research into this disease. The Bone Cancer Research Trust was registered in 2006, and the first grants were awarded that same year. Today, the Bone Cancer Research trust aims to fund research into all forms of primary bone cancer, and ensure that information and support are available to patients of all ages.The BCRT aims to provide research,awareness, support and information, with prompt diagnoses kinder treatments so that more patients will survive and thrive.
So I am going for it. And however busy I am, I will do my 30 minutes a day - even if that means I will pick up my needles at 11.30pm if I have to. Although I sincerely hope I will be better organised than that!
