London Marathon 2024 - Complete Entries
Clare Jacobs
My Story
My name is Clare and i will be running the 2024 London Marathon in aid of YLVC. I am running in memory of my son Adam, who lost his battle with cancer in 1990, just 6 weeks before his 4th birthday. My profile picture was taken just 10 days before he lost his battle - he was smiling to the end. This is my way of helping to ensure that families have one less thing to worry about at what can only be described as the worst time of thieir lives.
YLVS helps to provide nurses, counsellors, social workers, places to stay close to hospitals and helps families to meet the additional cost of day-to day life that occur when they are supporting a child with cancer. Things such as the additional transport and fuel costs incurred by the often long regular trips to hospital. The loss of earnings that result from needing to be with your child as well as the childcare that may be needed for siblings.
When a child is diagnosed with cancer it threatens everything, for them and their family. At a time when they should be busy being children, enjoying their rollercoaster teenage years or finding their feet at uni, life becomes full of fear. Fear of treatment, but also of families being torn apart, of overwhelming money worries, mental health stretched to breaking point, of having nowhere to turn, no one to talk to.
Young Lives vs Cancer are the charity that helps children and young people (0-25) and their families find the strength to face whatever cancer throws at them.
We know everyones different, so we work hard to make sure each family has what they need to get through cancer. It could be a financial grant for a parent struggling to keep their child warm through their treatment or for a young person who cant afford to get to hospital. Or helping a family stay together at one of our free Homes from Home close to the hospital where their child is having treatment.
And if we think families arent being heard by the whole system, were not afraid to raise their voices or shout on their behalf. Children and young people with cancer deserve the same opportunities as anyone else. Well always have their back, because weve been there before.
Powered by the kindness of our supporters, well face it all together.
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Target
£2,000
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Raised so far
£4,037
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Number of donors
63
My Story
My name is Clare and i will be running the 2024 London Marathon in aid of YLVC. I am running in memory of my son Adam, who lost his battle with cancer in 1990, just 6 weeks before his 4th birthday. My profile picture was taken just 10 days before he lost his battle - he was smiling to the end. This is my way of helping to ensure that families have one less thing to worry about at what can only be described as the worst time of thieir lives.
YLVS helps to provide nurses, counsellors, social workers, places to stay close to hospitals and helps families to meet the additional cost of day-to day life that occur when they are supporting a child with cancer. Things such as the additional transport and fuel costs incurred by the often long regular trips to hospital. The loss of earnings that result from needing to be with your child as well as the childcare that may be needed for siblings.
When a child is diagnosed with cancer it threatens everything, for them and their family. At a time when they should be busy being children, enjoying their rollercoaster teenage years or finding their feet at uni, life becomes full of fear. Fear of treatment, but also of families being torn apart, of overwhelming money worries, mental health stretched to breaking point, of having nowhere to turn, no one to talk to.
Young Lives vs Cancer are the charity that helps children and young people (0-25) and their families find the strength to face whatever cancer throws at them.
We know everyones different, so we work hard to make sure each family has what they need to get through cancer. It could be a financial grant for a parent struggling to keep their child warm through their treatment or for a young person who cant afford to get to hospital. Or helping a family stay together at one of our free Homes from Home close to the hospital where their child is having treatment.
And if we think families arent being heard by the whole system, were not afraid to raise their voices or shout on their behalf. Children and young people with cancer deserve the same opportunities as anyone else. Well always have their back, because weve been there before.
Powered by the kindness of our supporters, well face it all together.
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