Tenovus Cancer Care: The goodnight walk

 Its a sad fact that one in two of us will at some point in our lifetime develop some sort of cancer. This is has gone up in recent years from one in three of us doing so.

Why is this the case? Well there are a number of factors such as the amount we drink, our diets, if we smoke, how much exercise we get and how much we decide to expose ourselves to the sun.

But as sad as these figures are there, there are organisations out there willing to tackle cancer and its effects on society and Tenovus Cancer Care is one such organisation. As one of the leading cancer charities based in Wales, Tenovus has worked tirelessly to educate, reasearch and support efforts to alleviate this illness and those suffering from it.

But to do that Tenovus needs the support of the general public and thats where fundraising activities like the goodnight walk come in. The money raised from this event and events like it will go into funding things like the mobile cancer support units. Vans designed to go out into the community and give direct treatment to those struggling to get to their appointments at their local hospitals.

Or Tenovus Cancer Care's own support line which is there twenty-four seven for those suffered from cancer or for those whose lives have been effected by this disease. These are just a few examples of the things that Tenovus are doing to fight and one day overcome it.

The night itself (set in my very own city of Cardiff) was a fun, vibrate and exciting event, filled with music, colour and festivity all designed to light up the night. There was group zumba, a choir, sparkly fashion, a selfie corner and on a more serious note the walker's wall where walkers could leave a messaging dedicating the walk to those that they had lost or were still fighting cancer. It was also a great success, helping to raise at the very least £40,000 for those suffering from cancer.

So next year if you've been effected by cancer or want to make a difference to those who have please feel free to come and fight the good fight for the goodnight walk.


Below I've included a link below to Tenovus Cancer Care, follow it if you want to know more.

http://www.tenovuscancercare.org.uk/