Taking cancer fight to street with tour of city hotspots
CANCER support charity Maggie’s is giving Glaswegians the chance to see their city in a new light this Friday.
The third Culture Crawl – a 10-mile walk through city streets at night – will raise vital funds to provide emotional and practical support for people living with cancer.
Maggie’s did not exist in 1989 when Jane Dunphy’s son Brian was diagnosed with leukaemia but she says that if it had, it would have helped her family cope.
“I first read about the fundraising campaign to build Maggie’s Glasgow in 2000,” she explained, recalling the Evening Times appeal which raised £1.2million for the first Glasgow centre.
“I knew then it would have been a wonderful place my family could have benefitted from.
“Brian was so young when he was diagnosed that a lot of our friends didn’t know what to say and I could have done with some of the emotional and practical support that Maggie’s offers.”
June and her family were devastated by cancer a second time when her younger brother, also called Brian, died from bowel cancer last year.
She is taking part in the Culture Crawl with her sisters, Margaret Duffy and Patricia Park, in memory of the men.
“I know the good work Maggie’s does,” she added. “It’s a place people affected by cancer can go to for every kind of help, whether it’s figuring out medical jargon, or getting emotional support or simply dropping by for a chat and cup of tea.”
Maggie’s Culture Crawl, sponsored by Brodies LLP, provides exclusive night-time access to some of the city’s cultural landmarks, including the Dockyard Social, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Britannia Panopticon, with entertainment, exhibitions and food along the way.
To sign up visit www. maggiescentres.org