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Most of you who are reading this will not have known Kerry. You missed a treat! She was funny, caring, loving and honest. I met her when she was about 9 years old, and saw her grow into a scatty teenager, a loyal wife, a wonderful mum, and a confident, empowered woman. She was unlucky. She got cancer. But she refused to let it define her life. She lived it to the full. She was inspirational to those of us who watched from the sidelines. She thought of others before herself, and began fundraising to give something back for the care and support she'd received.

Last year, I reached the ripe old age of 50. I am lucky. Now it's my turn to give something back. I will now run the Great North run in memory of a Great Northern lass.

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If you are lucky enough to be fit and well, and have survived past the age of 36, help me to raise some dosh for those we can help.