Thank you Anne Brunton!

We want to say a huge thank you to Anne Brunton who raised a phenomenal £2,412.69 for GRACE by shaving her hair during Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month! Read her story here: 

“I was diagnosed with Stage 3 endometrial cancer during lockdown at the very beginning of April. Well, sort of. Initially, I was diagnosed with something being wrong and then other things happened – scans, tests etc. I then had major abdominal surgery in early May under the care of the Gynaeoncology Surgical Team at the Royal Surrey County Hospital. Subsequent testing showed that my endometrium had gone off on a frolic of its own and created some tumours which had then spread.

Unfortunately, my cells are aggressive. They are flick-knife wielding, balaclava-wearing little buggers. They are not genteel, tea-swigging types. This means I have already had chemo-radiotherapy (after the surgery) and now I am about to embark on 3 months of chemotherapy. My type of chemotherapy is given by infusion every three weeks. I’m having two types and it is (unfortunately) as aggressive as my cells. This means I will be tired and poorly. I will also lose my hair. 

So finally to get to the point – will you please, please, please sponsor me to shave my hair off? I know it’s a bit of a wheeze as I’ll lose my hair anyway. But to see my hair fall out seems like it might be a bit…dispiriting. This way I get to choose the time it’s coming off (two weeks after my first chemo session) and I get to make money for the fantastic GRACE team. 

GRACE do such good work in the fields of research, raising awareness and fundraising. I’d like to set a target of £2,000 as this could fund two prescribing courses for two clinical nurse specialists and would make such a difference to staff and patients. So please support me in Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month Sept 2020. Thank you!”

To find out more about Anne and donate to her fundraiser, visit: https://donatepal.app/campaign/endometrialcancer/

To read more stories about Endometrial Cancer visit:  https://grace-charity.org.uk/tag/gynaecological-cancer-awareness-month/  

To find out more about the key facts and symptoms of Endometrial Cancer, visit: https://grace-charity.org.uk/endometrial-facts/