Pensioner pays a hair-raising tribute to pal
APENSIONER shaved her head in aid of a worthy cause as a tribute to her late friend.
Marie Lawton, 68, was scalped to raise money for the Christie at Macclesfield appeal and collected an impressive total of £2,170.
The head shave was in memory of her pal Noreen Renshaw, who sadly passed away from breast cancer on July 9 this year.
The pair had been best friends for 56 years so Marie was determined to honour Noreen.
She said: “Noreen had breast cancer seven years ago, but thankfully went into remission after treatment.
“Sadly, her cancer returned this year and this time it had spread to the brain.
“She received radiotherapy at the Christie in Manchester, but it was only to manage her symptoms.
“Noreen was passionate about supporting the development of the new Christie centre in Macclesfield as she would have liked to have had access to a local centre when she was first diagnosed and had to travel to receive her chemotherapy treatment.
“Back then Noreen lost her hair so I shaved my head then too.
“I thought doing it again in her memory was a fitting tribute.”
Marie lives in Chapelen-le-Frith, Derbyshire, and the fundraising head shave took place at
Dove
Club.
Noreen’s daughters, Elizabeth and Kathryn, also chose the Christie at Macclesfield for the donations from her funeral.
“I’m the same age as Noreen and my 68th birthday was on the day of the head shave,” said Marie.
“I feel very proud and privileged to have been able to do this to remember my dearest friend and her lovely family, also knowing that I’m helping other cancer patients in the future.”
Louise Dawson from the Christie, said: “We are really grateful to Marie and everyone who supported her head shave.
“And we’d like to thank Elizabeth and Kathryn.”
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