Stephanie Butland

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Tag: Race for Life

Racing for Life again

I’ve done two ‘Race For Life’ events over my cancer years. (You know, my friends, because you have very kindly sponsored me.) The last couple of years, I haven’t managed it, for no other reason than that the events and the dates didn’t match up with times that I was free. I’ve missed being a [...]

There isn’t a word

Yesterday, my friend Louise posted a picture on my Facebook wall.
It’s of my godson, Ellis, with his Race For Life back sign on.

He’s just turned seven. Auntie Stevie is me.
And there isn’t a word for how I felt when I saw it.
Well, there’s not true. There are lots of words. Happy. Sad. Proud. (Apart from [...]

Rebecca ran

Oh yes she did. 10k.
And look.

Stevie is my nickname. So, that’s me on there!
For those of you who aren’t dancing, haven’t danced, with cancer, it’s hard to express the feeling that being on a Race for Life back sign gives you.
When Rebecca sent me this picture I felt honoured and humbled and a little bit [...]