Marathon effort in mum’s memory
A Chichester woman has raised more than £2,000 for a charity who cared for her mum by completing her first half marathon in Brighton.
Jackie Redman decided to take on the challenging 13mile course to raise funds for St Barnabas House hospice in Worthing.
The hospice is close to Jackie’s heart after taking care of her mother, who sadly passed away from cancer in October 2021.
Despite being a regular runner, Jackie, who is a sales office manager at Covers Chichester, had never completed an event more than ten miles long.
She said: “This my first half marathon event and, even though it was tough going, I was thrilled to finish in one hour and 52 minutes.
“My sister and I lost our wonderful mum in October. She had successfully beaten both breast and bladder cancer, but was sadly diagnosed with peritoneal cancer in May 2019.
“After numerous rounds of chemotherapy and a major operation, she went into remission.
“However, just six weeks later we were told the cancer was growing again. She fought to the end and endured horrendous side effects from her treatment.
“Eventually, after months of trying to beat the cancer, the hospital could no longer offer treatment and mum decided to spend her final days at home.
“Without the help of St Barnabas, this wouldn’t have been possible.
“It is because of them that mum was able to spend the last weeks of her life in the place she loved most surrounded by her beloved cats.”
Jackie raised £1,307 for the hospice and Covers donated an additional £1,000 as part of its fund matching scheme, taking the total to £2,307.