I had no idea, I thought cancer was menopause
Karenfundraising for the Beatson charity after she received cervical cancer diagnosis
A Blantyre woman diagnosed with cervical cancer is aiming to raise £2000 for two charities.
Karen Alexis Muir found out she had stage 2B cervical cancer on August 23 of last year.
The 48-year-old completed her chemo/ radio/brachytherapy just days before Christmas at Gartnavel and is waiting for her three-month MRI results.
Having been looked after by the Beatson charity, she is looking to show her thanks by hosting a charity day on Sunday, May 5, from 2pm to 7pm in St Joseph’s Parish Hall in Blantyre, with the target of raising £2000 in mind.
The bar officer at a Glasgow East End police station is already halfway to her goal and is no stranger to campaigning for charity having been part of the Father John Irons roadshow – which raised over £500,000 for charity.
Karen spoke to the Advertiser about her ambition of raising £2000 for the Beatson charity and St Andrew’s Hospice.
She said: “It was a major shock to get diagnosed. I thought it was menopause. I never saw any of it coming. I’m an exmidwife so you would think that I would’ve noticed.
“It has been a big surprise for everyone around me because I am such a bubbly person, not knowing that I had been fighting it for a couple of years.
“The Beatson have been amazing. I can’t thank them enough. I am just looking to help them in any way I can.
“So far the kindness of strangers has been unbelievable.
“You would not believe the stuff that has been donated, and I think that’s because cancer affects everybody in one way or another.
“This fundraiser has kept me going and on my feet.”
Tickets for the fundraiser cost £10, which includes a hot buffet, a band called ‘The Beats Sons’ and an auction for top prizes, including a signed Celtic and Manchester United shirt.
To donate to the cause, visit Karen’s Justgiving Page at www.justgiving.com/ page/karen-alexismuir-1707308022701
The fundraiser has kept me going