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Daily Record
15-06-2025
- Health
- Daily Record
Kilmarnock teachers complete 10k challenge as a heartfelt tribute tragic pupil
The teachers are now hoping to make this an annual event to raise money for bone cancer research. Park School teachers took on a 10k challenge at Race for Life as a heartfelt tribute to Katy Hay, a beloved S4 pupil who passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. The Cancer Research UK Race for Life took place at the Low Green on Sunday, June 1 where the Park School team raised over £5,500 for life-saving research. Claire Matthews, the S4 key teacher, told Ayrshire Live: "The day started cold and wet but the weather picked up and we had a great day. "Katy's mum, aunt and one of her sisters came to cheer us on along with her best friend Kirsty and her mum. They stayed until every single one of us crossed the finishing line and cheered us all on throughout the race. "Some ran and others walked but we all completed the 10k and raised over £5,400 so far for Cancer Research. Dr Marie Macklin donated £1,000 which gave us all such a boost." Alanah Robb, who was Katy's key teacher, added: "It was a fantastic day tinged with sadness. We all wore our Katy T-shirts. We were the only ones wearing photo T-shirts so we really stood out on the course. "Crossing the finish line was bittersweet. We had a huge sense of achievement at completing the race but also sadness that our fundraising focus had come to an end." Fifteen-year-old Katy sadly lost her battle in April, after fighting stage 4 Ewing Sarcoma, one of the rarest and most aggressive forms of bone cancer for the past year. Katy knew about the fundraiser before she passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 29. She was moved by the gesture from her teachers and felt proud. Katy's mum Shelly Cornick said: "The Race for Life was good and the team did amazing. "However, it was difficult, because Katy was supposed to be there to support them." Shelly continued: "We wanted to be there to support the team as we knew how much Katy wanted to go so we felt it was our place to be there." Park school teachers are now hoping to make this an annual event to raise money for bone cancer research. Claire mentioned: "Katy's mum Shelly said that she is going to do the Kiltwalk next year specifically for bone cancer and, all being well, 'Katy's Krew' will join her. "We are hoping to do something similar now annually. "Shelly says she is going to fundraise in Katy's name from now on and she asked if she could use the name 'Katy's Krew' for all fundraising activities in the future. We would be more than honoured for this to happen." Shelly is determined to join Katy's teachers to raise money for the Bone Cancer Research Trust. She explained: "I have asked that all money raised in the future fundraisers goes straight to the Bone Cancer Trust as only about 1 per cent from Cancer Research goes to fund life-saving research for bone cancer/Ewing Sarcoma. "We are going to set up a fund in Katy's name and all money raised will go to fund trying to find better treatment and hopefully a cure. "As a family, we are also going to fight to try and spread awareness for Ewing Sarcoma and try and fight for change in the amount of money that is not available for it." Park school teachers, together with pupils, also came up with other ideas to remember Katy. Head Teacher, Mrs Carol Anne Burns said: "There will be a 'Katy Hay Award for Resilience' every year in our Celebrating Success Assembly. "Every year on April 29 pupils will also wear blue or pink to remember Katy. We may ask pupils for £1 donation on this day. There are also plans for a stained glass window and a daffodil garden which will be in bloom every April. "We all feel it is important that we never forget Katy and that we celebrate her too short life." To support a fundraiser, please visit here.
Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
'I was diagnosed with bowel cancer in pregnancy'
A woman who was diagnosed with bowel cancer when she was eight months pregnant has described how her first thought was to deliver her baby safely. Nikki Penrice, from Banbury, Oxfordshire, gave birth to a daughter, suffered a perforated bowel and had emergency surgery within the space of 12 days. She said her daughter Connie, now aged three, was a "miracle" and helped to save her life. Ms Penrice, who has had chemotherapy and a stoma reversal, is preparing to run a Cancer Research UK Race for Life event again later this year. During the pregnancy in 2021, she was in hospital several times for hyperemesis gravidarum, a condition causing extreme nausea. She added: "When I was around eight months pregnant, I was in terrible pain, so the John Radcliffe Hospital offered me a scan which highlighted a mass on my bowel. "During the procedure, the doctor put his hand on my shoulder and said he was sorry, so I knew it wasn't good news and that it was cancer. "My first thought was for my baby as I just wanted to get her here safely. "Then I was numb and went into autopilot as I tried to get through each day and each hurdle that we faced." Doctors opted to induce her on 21 December before tackling the tumour a month later when she had regained her strength. However, on 2 January she returned to hospital in severe pain, before her bowel suddenly perforated and she underwent life-saving surgery. She cared for her baby while recuperating on the ward, recalling: "I had to be fed through a central line in my neck which made holding and feeding Connie very difficult." In 2023, the mother of two lost her father Anthony Potter, who died just 17 days after he was also diagnosed with cancer. She said: "Before he passed away, we told him we were going to do Pretty Muddy (a Cancer Research UK event] and he responded with 'You can't do that!' "But we did it and we wore his picture on our T-shirts so we had him with us on the course. "My experience and his has taught me that we have to go and enjoy every day and make the most of everything. "Together, my family and I will think of him as we take part in the Pretty Muddy obstacle course and I know I will overcome all the hurdles, just as I did when I faced cancer." You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. 'My cancer was found as I was about to give birth' Mum gives birth after cancer coma during pregnancy 'Cancer has robbed me of seeing my baby grow' Cancer Research UK
BBC News
24-03-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Banbury mum: 'I was diagnosed with bowel cancer in pregnancy'
A woman who was diagnosed with bowel cancer when she was eight months pregnant has described how her first thought was to deliver her baby Penrice, from Banbury, Oxfordshire, gave birth to a daughter, suffered a perforated bowel and had emergency surgery within the space of 12 said her daughter Connie, now aged three, was a "miracle" and helped to save her Penrice, who has had chemotherapy and a stoma reversal, is preparing to run a Cancer Research UK Race for Life event again later this year. During the pregnancy in 2021, she was in hospital several times for hyperemesis gravidarum, a condition causing extreme added: "When I was around eight months pregnant, I was in terrible pain, so the John Radcliffe Hospital offered me a scan which highlighted a mass on my bowel."During the procedure, the doctor put his hand on my shoulder and said he was sorry, so I knew it wasn't good news and that it was cancer."My first thought was for my baby as I just wanted to get her here safely."Then I was numb and went into autopilot as I tried to get through each day and each hurdle that we faced." Doctors opted to induce her on 21 December before tackling the tumour a month later when she had regained her on 2 January she returned to hospital in severe pain, before her bowel suddenly perforated and she underwent life-saving cared for her baby while recuperating on the ward, recalling: "I had to be fed through a central line in my neck which made holding and feeding Connie very difficult."In 2023, the mother of two lost her father Anthony Potter, who died just 17 days after he was also diagnosed with cancer. She said: "Before he passed away, we told him we were going to do Pretty Muddy (a Cancer Research UK event] and he responded with 'You can't do that!'"But we did it and we wore his picture on our T-shirts so we had him with us on the course."My experience and his has taught me that we have to go and enjoy every day and make the most of everything."Together, my family and I will think of him as we take part in the Pretty Muddy obstacle course and I know I will overcome all the hurdles, just as I did when I faced cancer." You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
