LIVE FOR TODAY
Running with terminal cancer by Kevin Webber
The effort of fundraising and promoting awareness of prostate cancer is easy for me – it’s a labour of love or reason for being, if you like.
I can see directly the damage my illness does to my family – and how countless other families I meet in hospital, or whose posts I read on Prostate Cancer UK’S online forum, are affected too.
I was told I may only live for two years back in 2014, when I was 49. I’m still here and into my fifth year of living with cancer. So I am, once again, embarking on many challenges to prove – despite being dealt a less than perfect hand – I must make the most of every day for others, my family and I.
So that’s my excuse. But what about people who put themselves out for amazing causes when they are not directly affected by an illness? This week I spent time with my workmate Monty.
Like many colleagues from my employer Natwest, he will again be doing something challenging for my favourite cause – and others – during the year.
Last year I joined colleagues as they undertook seven marathons in seven days. This year, they want even more of a challenge and Monty and I discussed possibilities when scaling Mam Tor in the beautiful Peak District, Derbys.
Their efforts were part of my employers’ “do good, feel good” campaign – encouraging the entire staff to do something worthy for causes of their choice. I am so humbled when I hear of the challenges people take on. It’s great to see the impact on those who complete an event – not just on the day, but for months after. It shows how everyone wins when you do something for others.
I hope you can find a way at work or at home to do something good for others so you can also get that warm feelgood feeling inside by knowing that you made a difference.
Until next week
It’s great to see so many taking on challenges for worthy causes... it’s a win-win situation