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She’s running for his life

Emma takes on the Melbourne Marathon  

My brother has been fighting Hodgkin’s lymphoma since 2009. We always spoke about running 40kms by age 40 and I have decided to go and run a full marathon on Drew’s behalf. The pain of running this distance is nothing compared to what Drew has endured this past 12 months. I have chosen Lymphoma Australia as my charity in hope that I can create further awareness of this less known cancer and raise vital funds towards more research. 

Published by Warrandyte Diary, September 2018, page 8.  

 

To donate to Emma & Drew visit: https://melbournemarathon2018.everydayhero.com/au/emma-s-marathon-run-for-lymphoma

 

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  • Refractory: This means the lymphoma does not get better with treatment. The treatment didn’t work as hoped.
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