My Story

Why I'm running for Yorkshire...Jade's story ❤️

On 1st March, I visited the opticians for a routine appointment. After an OCT test showed I had severe swelling, the optician told me he was going to make a referral for me to go straight to A&E. I have been lucky enough throughout my life to have never needed to go to A&E before and I have never even broken a bone or stayed in a hospital, so it shook me to say the least. After several hours of waiting and scans, I was taken into the family and friends room and as soon as I saw where I was heading, I had a gut feeling it was not going to be good news. All I heard was that I had an aggressive brain tumour and that it was cancerous. I can’t remember much else from the conversation. I was admitted into hospital immediately and spent 5 days there having further scans and tests. On 10th March, I had brain surgery. They managed to remove everything they could see but a tiny volume of cells was left behind. After several weeks of waiting for the results from the biopsy back, on 11th April I got a phone call to say that it’s not what they thought it was and that I wouldn’t need chemotherapy. I cannot fault any of the NHS staff who I have been under the care of. Throughout this time I have stayed positive and there is always hope! 

Lucy has been kind enough to offer to run in The Great North Run for my chosen charity, which is Yorkshire Cancer Research. 

Yorkshire Cancer Research do not receive any government funding and they rely on donations. I am choosing this charity because they are carrying out several screening vehicles to try and catch cancer early, such as lung and prostate cancer which often are diagnosed in the later stages. 

Please donate if you are able to, it may help save someone’s life ❤️