Jill MacGregor kicked off Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life by sounding the horn to send more than 1,300 people on their way at the event in Holyrood Park
A West Lothian mum who discovered she had cancer on her birthday marked the milestone of being 10 years clear of the disease by launching Race for Life in Scotland’s capital.
Her treatment finished in June 2014. Now back to full fitness, she runs 14 Glow exercise classes across Edinburgh every week. She later had the words live, love, laugh tattooed on her chest close to where she had the cancer surgery which saved her life.“But once there was a treatment plan in place and I knew more about what lay ahead I felt more in control. I think it’s so important that cancer is detected early.
In April this year, Jill raised an incredible £5,911 for Cancer Research UK by completing the Paris Marathon. And in May, she jetted off to San Francisco and Las Vegas with her husband Colin, 58, and son Cameron, 24, for a holiday of a lifetime. Lisa Adams, Cancer Research UK’s spokeswoman in Scotland, said: “We are incredibly grateful to everyone who took part in Race for Life Edinburgh.
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