Stuart Meczes

Stuart Meczes is taking part in the Bristol 10k to support World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF UK). The donations Stuart receives will help WCRF UK carry out their cancer prevention research and education programmes. Please show your support by sponsoring him by clicking on the orange ‘sponsor me now’ button below. Thank you in advance for your donation.

"It seems that these days there isn't a single person who doesn't know someone who has, or has had cancer.

This horrible disease seems to circle my family. Recently, I received the devastating news that my sister Karen has mouth cancer. It was even more of a shock, because she doesn't smoke and barely drinks. She had to undergo a traumatic 12 hour operation - which included removing a portion of her tongue - and now has the horrors of radiotherapy to look forward to. Luckily, she's a very strong woman and it seems she will make a full recovery.

This all came on the tail end of my uncle being diagnosed with terminal cancer. And my brother in-laws's sister, who is also terminal, has been battling the disease for several years. My Nan had it, but refused to let it take her. She is an inspiration to us all.

Even my cat has it, and probably won’t live to see another year, which is heartbreaking. We've had Pepsi since I was a child and it the sweetest cat you could ever hope to meet.

I feel so useless as I watch cancer slowly rip my family apart. All I can do is this run (and hopefully many more to come) to help raise money to support cancer prevention research. I do it in the hope that others don't have to go through the same pain that we are, and to show my family that I love them dearly with actions rather than words.

Please, please show your support and let's beat this disease together."

 

- Stuart x

Sponsor List

• 15/05/2012 - alex barker: £10.00
• 15/05/2012 - Thomas Wright: £15.00 Best of luck Darwin!
• 15/05/2012 - Colleen Downham: £20.00
• 15/05/2012 - Susan McDonagh: £10.00 Well done!
• 14/05/2012 - Heather Carter: £10.00 I love your reasons for running Stuart xx
• 14/05/2012 - Michael Cheeseman: £50.00
• 11/05/2012 - Jessica Latimer: £10.00
• 10/05/2012 - Annette Shaw: £10.00 Good luck Stuart
• 10/05/2012 - Ilse Challis: £20.00 Good luck to my lovely grandson author
• 10/05/2012 - Jen Collier: £10.00 Good luck stu, smash it!
• 10/05/2012 - Shaunna Batabyal: £5.00
• 07/05/2012 - Richard Kalayi: £15.00 Good luck Bro! X
• 30/04/2012 - Matthew Affron: £10.00 No Walking Ivy demands 1st place Finish from GodF!
• 30/04/2012 - Ryan Casey: £5.00 Good luck Stu!
• 30/04/2012 - Stephanie Rees: £10.00 good luck :)
• 30/04/2012 - Anonymous: £100.00 Good luck and run hard :-)
• 21/03/2012 - tracy robson: £25.00
• 21/02/2012 - Laura Megatli: £40.00 Good luck Stu!
• 02/02/2012 - Laura Sedgwick: £10.00 Good luck Stuuuuie! XX
• 31/01/2012 - Andrew Roberts: £10.00 Good luck Stuart - Andy
• 31/01/2012 - Andrew Roberts: £201.00 From all Karen's friends
• 30/01/2012 - Anna Stott: £5.00 good luck stu x
• 30/01/2012 - Thomas Bache-Jackson: £5.00 You go girl!
• 27/01/2012 - Gary May: £10.00 Goo luck for run. All the best to Karen and family
• 20/01/2012 - Karen Adegbite: £75.00 Stuart go for it bro
• 18/01/2012 - Aran Leeming: £10.00 Best of luck xx
• 16/01/2012 - GARY HUGHES: £10.00 Go get 'em Stu ! From Gaz and Tom
• 12/12/2011 - Peter Meczes: £100.00 Well done Stuart. Karen will proud of you. Please get others to support this great charity.
• 01/12/2011 - tracy robson: £5.00 Good luck Stuart
• 30/11/2011 - ranel felix: £10.00 no
• 30/11/2011 - Nicola Deacon: £10.00 Don't worry Stu, I'll help you train :P GOOD LUCK!! xxx
• 30/11/2011 - Danielle Bentley: £5.00
• 30/11/2011 - Emily Bennett: £10.00 Wish you the best of luck, so admirable