Joyce Roughley, Christie fundraiser
“I started fundraising because I felt a duty to give something back for the treatment and care I was receiving.”
“I started fundraising because I felt a duty to give something back for the treatment and care I was receiving.”
“When I saw the opportunity to give something back to the truly amazing Christie then it was a no brainer… your amazing donations will help this amazing hospital.”
“Breast cancer is biased towards women, and it would be great to put young women first and give something back to young women to help them at a particularly tough time.”
“Young women of a certain age shouldn't be going through what Sarah went through… Research is essential for us to change anything.”
“I've thought about doing a skydive before, but previously thought I'd be too scared to freefall from a plane… This cause is close to my heart because my friend is receiving treatment at The Christie.”
“Living with Addison’s Disease hasn’t been the easiest at times, but the staff at The Christie have helped me immensely to live with it.”
“It is important that people get behind this campaign as good intentions and a skilled medical and research team aren’t going to make the study happen.”
“I’m hoping to take on more fundraising soon, I’m still on the clinical trial but feeling really well.”
“For myself, the reason for doing the Festive Dash was to help raise money to support the fabulous work that The Christie does.”
“It would have been great to have had more time so I could have had more flexibility with a career I loved. It would have also been great to spend more time with family and things I love doing.”
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