”MY MUM KEPT A DIARY AND SHE TALKED ABOUT THE NURSES AND HOW FABULOUS THEY ARE”
AT JUST NINE YEARS OLD, AMANDA HARGREAVES LOST HER MOTHER TO CANCER. SHE HAS RAISED OVER £91,000 FOR THE CHRISTIE CHARITY, WHICH PROVIDES VITAL FUNDING FOR THE CHRISTIE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, WHERE HER MOTHER RECEIVED UNRIVALLED TREATMENT AND CARE - AND WILL BE RUNNING OUR WOMEN’S RUNNING RACE SERIES EVENT IN MANCHESTER TO RAISE EVEN MORE
Diagnosed with cancer at 14, Wendy Derbyshire was in and out of hospital for much of her life. She endured relentless rounds of chemotherapy and radiotherapy; she had her leg amputated; and, heartbreakingly, she was denied precious time with her daughter, Amanda, who was just nine when she passed away.