Last month we did in class the song I will survive. Few days later, I listened on the radio the life of an incredible person, Jane Tomlinson. She always looked up on herself just an ordinary woman with cancer but her extraordinary tenacity is an extraordinary example for all of people who are suffering in one moment of her life.
In 1991 at the age of 26 , the doctors said to her that she had breast cancer. In 2002, Jane Tomilson was told that the cancer had spread to her bone, and lungs. The doctors said that she could expected to live 6 months. It is in this moment when the incredible life of this mother starts . She took on series of apparently imposible challenges, for someone who is suffering from cancer and undergoing chemotheraphy treatment. In May of 2001, she took part in her first challenge, the 5 Km Race for Life. She finished with any problem. She decided to continue running. She also run in the 2001, London and New York Marathons. She is the first who finished this with terminal cancer. In August of the same year she rode with her brother 1060 miles bike (from John O’Grats to the meridian of Land’s End).
Obviously she became famous, when she was aked why she is doing this, she explain that: “ My mission in life is to make the most of every day and to help others.” She uses this thing that becomes famous to creat Jane’s Appeal ( www.janesappeal.com) to rise substancial funds for a Cancer and Children’s Charities. They have now more or less 1.9 millions of Euros.
In 2004 she makes also with her brother a tandem to cycle from Rome to Leeds an d climbed Mont Ventoux douring the journey.
Her most incredible to me is that she did the Ironman in Florida. An Ironman is 4km swiming , 180 Km bike ride an a full marathon (42.195Km). She did in only 15 hours 48 minutes and 32 seconds. The most for normal people is 17 hours
The last thing she did before she died in 2007, seven years later her diagnosis; was her huge challenge a 6781,8 Km ride coast to coast of the United States.
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I read about this woman and I was fascinated too! What a strong will!!!
Here are my comments to your language.
Many of the mistakes you made could have been avoided if you had spell checked your text.
-You have too many "extraordinary" in your text. Try to change some.
-who are suffering sometime in their lives. (the "who" refers to people in your text!)
-that she WAS having (0) breast cancer.
ACTUALLY I'D SAY "THAT SHE HAD BREAST CANCER"
-that the cancer HAD spread
-she COULD EXPECT TO LIVE 6 months.
-IT Is in this moment when the incredible life of this mother STARTS (WO). She took on A series of apparently IMPOSSIBLE challenges,
-She decided to CONTINUE RUNNING/ GOING...
-She also RUN IN THE 2001, London and New York Marathons.
-She is the first who FINISHED this with terminal cancer.
- SHE RODE WITH HER BROTHER (WO)1060 miles (from John O’Grats to the meridian of Land’s End), In August 2001.
-Obviously SHE BECAME famous
-famous to create Jane’s Appeal ( www.janesappeal.com) to rise SUBSTANTIAL FUNDS FOR a CanCer and Children’s Charities. THEY HAVE now more or less 1.9 millions of Euros.
-In 2004 she RODE A TANDEM with her brother to cycle from Rome to Leeds and climbed Mont Ventoux douring the journey.
-Her most incredible DEED to me is that she CARRIED OUT the Ironman in Florida.
-She did IT in only 15 hours 48 minutEs and 32 seconds.
-The last thing she did before SHE died in 2007
Good for her!!!
Oh my god!!You have written a lot,that is impressive.I like the way you are writting,not talking about general subjects.Yes,you are in the right way of writting.Incredible woman.Where have you found this information?
Today,cancer is our worst enemy! But I'm confident in the way scientifics are trying to improve technics and treatments.
finally, I'm sure we will win this battle.
great story-
I listen a program in Rac1 that is call Tu diras. It's an sportive programme. In this program there is a section that is call " n'hi ha mes fora que dins" . David Llorens is the author. She also explains this curious stories in Mundo Deportivo on Friday. You can also see the story http://www.amicsrac1.net/fonoteca/fonoteca.php?oprog=Tu%20Diràs&osecc=N'hi%20ha%20més%20fora%20que%20dins?&odataini=01-05-2000&odatafin=17-11-2007&oparaula=in the webpage
hi Phoebe
I enjoyed your post! The thing is that cancer, as carlos has said, is the most problem of our public health. The cancer is a very complex illness to study and to fight against it, because there are a lot of factors that have influence on it, like our gens and the environment. For example if you have herdated an lung cancer but you don't smoke maybe you won't never have the illness.It's a very exaggerated example but it's useful to show you how important is the environment for cancer. Is like this women you describe: maybe do exercice made grew on her defences or red blood cells that were beneficial for her body. I don't know, I'm not an expert.
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I'm not an expert. But I read a doctor say that if you do exercice, you will grew your defences and red blood cells that were beneficial for your body. The diference betewen this person and the rest of the people is that when you have cancer, you don't do sport because you feel very bad.
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