Kathryn Corcoran

Charity

Iain Rennie Hospice At Home - The Iain Rennie Hospice at Home is a registered charity offering specialist and supportive care and advice for patients with cancer and other life threatening illnesses in their homes. We also aim to help the relatives and those carers close to the patient during the illness and bereavement period. The service is available 365 days a year and offers patients and carers access to on-call specialist advice and nursing visits on a 24 hour on-call basis. Our Hospice at Home service is offered to patients and families free of charge.
Iain Rennie Hospice At Home
The Iain Rennie Hospice at Home is a registered charity offering specialist and supportive care and advice for patients with cancer and other life threatening illnesses in their homes. We also aim to help the relatives and those carers close to the patient during the illness and bereavement period. The service is available 365 days a year and offers patients and carers access to on-call specialist advice and nursing visits on a 24 hour on-call basis. Our Hospice at Home service is offered to patients and families free of charge.

Event details

2010 Virgin London Marathon

25 April 2010

The Virgin London Marathon is one of the great British sporting events, combining elite athletics, mass participation and record-breaking fundraising in one race. The course is a gruelling 26 miles 385 yards long, passing through the streets of London from Blackheath to the famous finish line at The Mall. Since the first race in 1981, 746,635 runners have passed the finish line and raised more than £400 million for charities and good causes. Last year alone a staggering £47.2 million was raised, making the event a Guinness World Record holder as the largest annual fundraising event on the planet.


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Fundraiser: 
Kathryn Corcoran

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Running the 2010 Virgin London Marathon

for Iain Rennie in Memory of Lauren Chambers

 

25 April 2010 I will be taking my first steps along the 26 miles and 385 yard long journey that is The London Marathon in aid of Iain Rennie and in Memory of Lauren Chambers. 

 

I'm thrilled to use this opportunity to raise funds for Iain Rennie, a charity that worked closely with the Chambers family throughout their daughter's illness.  Lauren was 16 when she died of cancer.  Her enthusiasm, love of life and her family's amazing endurance are what truly inspire me.

 

Below are a few words from Lauren's father, Colin....

 

' As with most serious illnesses, we had to go to hospitals for so many things. Tests, scans, needles, treatments, doctors, consultants, surgeons; everyone of them dedicated professionals but all anyone wants to do and Lauren was certainly no exception, is just come home.

We became quite skilled at springing ourselves out of hospital and even in the midst of all the traumas, just arriving back to the sanctuary of home meant everything to Lauren and the rest of the family. We also became quite adept at administering medicines and various other aspects of caring for Lauren so that she was pain free and able do as many things as possible.

The Ian Rennie Team based at Tring and the Community Nurses gave us the confidence to care for Lauren at home, kept us out of hospital and together at home as a family for so much of time that Lauren had left with us. An Ian Rennie or Pepper nurse is on the end of a phone 24 hours a day and offer invaluable support to families who find themselves facing such difficult situations'

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Thank you so very much for donating whatever you can.  Kathryn 

 

Pictures below of Lauren with her favourite celebrities, getting ready for her school prom night and with her dog, Snowball. 

 


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Recent donors

21.06.10 Good luck in the 2011 Marathon! Oh, are we a bit late? Very well done mate, amazing effort!

12.06.10 Well done

12.05.10 Well done Kathryn. You're amazing!

12.05.10 What an amazing achievement Kathryn. Well done!!

12.05.10 Congratulations Kathryn!! Thanks for running for such a great cause.

08.05.10

04.05.10 Well done you! - saw that you'd done it when i read the Gazette, great achievement and great cause

04.05.10 Very well done Kathryn! Jo & Michael

29.04.10 Well done Kathryn, a fantastic achievement for such a wonderful cause. Love from Ray, Wendy, Rebecca & Zara xx

27.04.10 Well done ! Hope you enjoyed it. Lisa

26.04.10 Last weekend I ran the Aldbury 5, and Steve in the Greyhound said he would give me £20 if I finished. Well I finished (and beat my Dad) My sister Steph and I were really looked after well By Iain Rennie when Lauren was ill so I am donating the money.

25.04.10 Well done Kathryn, you can look forward to a few weekends of well deserved rest.

21.04.10 Kathryn, we are honoured that you are running in Lauren's memory. The streets will hurt but I know you will get there, with love Col, Annie, Steph and The Boy XXX

19.04.10 Good luck Kathryn! You have trained with such dedication and are running for a fantastic cause. We are all very proud of you! Love The Wares x x x x

19.04.10 I am so impressed. I hope you have a good day. The best of luck xx

17.04.10 You will look lovely in a silver blanket. Well done for all that training. We hope you enjoy the day.

14.04.10 Wishing you all the best Kathryn, well done to you for all your hard work and effort for such a good cause. You will definitely need and deserve tea and cupcakes after!

14.04.10 Good Luck Kathryn, we'll be cheering you on (from the sofa......)

13.04.10 Good luck Kathryn, though you won't need it you will be fantastic. Will be thinking of you as we both pound the pavements of London and NYC. Lots of love Wendy x

12.04.10 It'll be great in retrospect!

12.04.10 Best of luck - an amazing effort

12.04.10 Go girl - I'm so proud of you, I'll be watching out for you. xx

11.04.10 Wishing you the best of luck. Enjoy the experience.

07.04.10 Good luck Kathryn, I hope the weather is kind to you. I have very fond memories of Lauren; it's great that many more people will be helped in her memory.

07.04.10 We will of course be there to cheer you on! Good luck in this warm up for the New York in November! You are running for a brilliant cause and we are all very proud of you. Loads of love Jo , Tony, Maddie and Violet. xxxx

06.04.10 I think it's great what you are doing. Sadly I shall be in Rome when you are running the London Marathon, but I shall think of you. All the very best. Lauren was special to all who knew her and loved her, and she had such courage and fun in her

31.03.10 Good luck!

30.03.10 Give up now - you'll never make it. Ps good luck you are a star !!

29.03.10 I never knew Lauren, but have received the support of the wonderful IRHH nurses recently. Such a worthwhile cause. Good luck

29.03.10 Good luck

29.03.10 A great cause, and hope you enjoy (if that's the right word!) the day....

25.03.10 Good on you Kathryn enjoy it and every good wish as always Adrian Jo Aaron & Ffion See you soon xxxxx

03.03.10 I know you'll do really well. Enjoy the training!

27.02.10 Hello Kathryn, it's Grandpa, wishing you all the best and I hope you enjoy it too!

£1,343.00

Running total

Total raised incl. Gift Aid:
£1,615.16
Total donors:
34
Biggest donor:
Jo Coulston
£100.00  
Last donor:
Johnny and Lube 21.06.10  
Offline fundraising:
£168.00
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