When I was 21 I had just finished my second year at Uni studying to be a primary school teacher, which is a career I have always dreamed of achieving. However, during my summer break in August 2017, my world turned upside down when I was diagnosed with an incredibly rare and aggressive cancer called Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma, stage 4.
The symptoms were so minimal (agonising back and leg pain) it had made its way around my full body by the time I was diagnosed. Since then I have undergone over 20 cycles of chemotherapy, 50 sessions of radiotherapy and numerous operations to try and stabilise my disease.
I have always dreamed of achieving. However, during my summer break in August 2017, my world turned upside down when I was diagnosed with an incredibly rare and aggressive cancer called Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma, stage 4. The symptoms were so minimal (agonising back and leg pain) it had made its way around my full body time I was diagnosed. Since then I have undergone over 20 cycles of chemotherapy, 50 sessions of radiotherapy and numerous operations to try and stabilise my disease.
At its most basic, charity means: giving someone something they need but can’t get for themselves. And normal that’s understood to mean something material. We overwhelmingly associate charity with giving money. The heroes of Christianity are exemplars of such charity.