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Monday 27th JulSophie and I, the Ova Achievers, are running the Great North Run for Ovacome, in memory of Sarah Jarvis.
I am strictly a “running only if being chased” kind of person. Sophie is only marginally more enthusiastic, which between us makes her our team athlete. Sarah, it has to be said, would have completely understood, she was firmly of the same school of thought. The fact that all three of us would have agreed that running for fun is a suspicious concept makes this all the more meaningful.
Three years ago in May, our best friend Ellen’s mum Sarah was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer - caught late, ovarian cancer's symptoms are not easy to catch. Sarah fought so bravely over the past couple of years, but very sadly, in January this year, they found out that there was nothing further to be done, and Sarah died peacefully in Isle of Man hospice in February, surrounded by love.
The last few years of Sarah's life were unimaginably tough, and yet we have never met anyone with more strength, grace, or quiet determination than Sarah or her husband Andrew, who was by Sarah’s side every single day.
Last year should have been one of the happiest of their lives. Ellen and her now husband Charlie were planning their wedding and Rachel, Ellen's little sister, was pregnant with her first baby with her husband Connor.
Weeks before Ellen’s hen party in Paris, Sarah had emergency surgery due to complications with her kidneys. She still showed up to Paris, was ever the life of the party, and looked absolutely fabulous.
Then, as Rachel’s beautiful baby arrived two weeks early (making Sarah a grandmother for the first time) Sarah was in the same hospital at the same time undergoing further testing and treatment for her kidneys. She ended up having sepsis and was put on dialysis three times a week, which was so tough on her.
Despite everything, Sarah absolutely threw herself into her role as a grandma and, two weeks later, was at Ellen and Charlie's wedding. Smiling. Showing up. Being exactly the mother, wife, and human that we can only hope to be.
So no, we are not avid runners but if Sarah could face everything she faced with such courage and grace, Sophie and I can put one foot in front of the other for 13.1 miles.
The charity which we are raising money for is Ovacome, which supported Sarah throughout her diagnosis and treatment, giving her specialist information, a community, and the knowledge she wasn’t facing this alone.
We’re running for Sarah, her family and for every other family who have been sitting in a waiting room not knowing what comes next after an ovarian cancer diagnosis. We truly hope the funds we raise will help Ovacome to support such families, just as they supported the Jarvis family.
Every donation means more than we can put into words.
Thank you,
Sav & Soph
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Wishiehiddalarachchi
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Elissa Wood
Unbelievable effort! WELLDONE Soph! We are so proud of you x
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Roisin Quinn
So proud big love always! Roisin and Ollie xx
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Alastair Calotier
Well done Sophie!!
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Lily Dimitrova
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Suzanne Satow
Well done, Sophie! What a great achievement.
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Oad
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Megan
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Sara
Good luck Sophie!!! X
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Sophie Van Hooven
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Anastasia Grigoryeva
Good luck, Sophie!
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Morgan
Fab effort!
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Lewis Coulter
Wishing you all the best Sophie, go smash it!
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Henry Murphy
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Nisha
You got this!!
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Josh Bowman
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Emily Arthur
Good Luck Sophie- you’ve got this! Loads of love Em xxx
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Anna Horsthuis
Good luck Soph xx
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Alexa Smith
Go hard little runner bean!
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Josh Carine
Good luck!
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Natalie Nugent
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Naomi Iijima
Good luck Sophie !!!
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Owen Merriman
Go Sophie! Good luck
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Michelle Li
Amazing cause! Good luck!
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Fran Levy
Huge well done! Incredibly cause and wish you the best of luck xxx
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Summer White
Amazing! Go Sophie xx
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Caspar
Go Sophie!!!
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Emil Eriksson
Wooo
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Liam Warburton
Good luck Sophie!
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Hannah Swales
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Pom
Best of Luck Fif!! Thinking of you xx
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Janice Corlett
Good luck Sophie, you can do it! Go girl!!
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Stephen Patterson
Good luck Sophie from all at No.55 Louisville Rd.
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Terri Beech
Goodluck!! X
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Nadine Hartshorne
Wonderful cause Sophie! Good luck xx
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Christophe And Family (108lr)
Best of luck Sophie!
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Anonymous
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Charlie Hurst
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Andrew Jarvis
Good luck Sophie!
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Nicoletta Stathopoulos
Love you Soph ❤️
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Eliza, Jack & Archie
You can do it Sophie! Run really really fast! Love Eliza, Jack & Archie xxx
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Harriet Atherton
Well done Soph!! Xxx
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Heather Smith
Good Luck Sophie! ❤️
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Tash E
Good luck Soph!! x Love Tash <3
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Ed P
Best of luck Sophie!
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Alice Freeman
Good luck Sophie!
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Wendy
Go on girl! And remember to soak up the atmosphere and enjoy it! X
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Chelsea Wilson
Well done both and good luck.
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Ellie White
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Harriet G
Good luck Sophie! I hope it goes well, H xxx
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Sophie Alexander
In Awe!
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Esme Rose Alexander
Run Soph run!
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Jessica Nash
Good luck!!
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Arv K
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Ladu V
Good luck ❤️
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Rebecca Corkill
Well done Soph! X
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Katie Nicholson
Good Luck! You’ll smash it, an amazing thing to do in memory of a very special lady xx
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Lydia N
Good luck - You’re gonna smash it! xx
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Christy Chiltern-hunt
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Shane Magee
Superstar!
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Anonymous
Good luck sweetheart!! Lots of love, F xx
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Teri Barkin
So proud of you Sophie❤️. Sending you encouragement from across the pond.
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Beatriz Bolton
Well done, Sophie!! KUDOS! Go for it!
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Simon Barratt
Superb effort 👌👏👍
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Katie Gudgeon
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Lavidu De Silva
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Georgie Everest
Super proud of you Soph! For such a great cause too. Georgie, brew & Toff xxx
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Josh And Emily Phillips
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Keval Patel
Good Luck Sophie!!
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Annabel Stevens
Run forest run!
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Williamsons
Go girl… hoping it won’t be so hot to be running!
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Anonymous
‘Ear use go..😎
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Maneet K
Love the progress, keep on going! All for a great cause 🙂💕
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Lucie
Smash it girls! ✨🏃♀️🏃♀️
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James Warren
You’re amazing! You’ll smash the run and what a wonderful reason to be doing it xx
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Ross Penrose
You star x
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Anonymous
Get it girls! 🏃🏼♀️🏃🏻♀️💕
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Auntie Kate
Go girl!
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Accouter Group
Wishing you every success and what a fantastic cause you're supporting. We'll be cheering you on every step of the way. From team AGC x
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Chris Mulry
Well done Sophie, good luck!!
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Anonymous
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Laura
well done sophie 🫶🏻
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Brooke Collins
Good luck and well done darling Soph X
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Kit Alexander
Go get em xx
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Liv Alexander
Run like the wind!!!!
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Louisa
Go on Soph! Good luck x
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Will, Leah, Roo & Boo
Good luck aunty Sophie xxx
Hi Soph, it’s Wishie! Love what you are doing for Ovacome and your friend’s mum! So proud of you xoxo