Lanarkshire MSP Christina McKelvie has spoken of her personal experiences of breast most cancers and has backed this 12 months's MoonWalk Scotland, calling on others to help the occasion in any manner they'll.
The SNP politician has hailed charity Stroll the Stroll who funded the Maggie’s Centre at Gartnavel Basic Hospital in Glasgow, after the implausible help they offered following her analysis.
She discovered the charity, who run the occasion, a useful lifeline after present process a course of remedy.
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The MoonWalk Scotland can be held on June 11, beginning and ending at Holyrood Park, Edinburgh and likewise nearly on the identical day.
The occasion raises a lot wanted funds which have offered important lifeline providers for breast most cancers.
Maggie’s helps folks take again management when most cancers turns their life the wrong way up, with free skilled help for something from remedy unwanted side effects to cash worries.
Ms McKelvie, MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, herself attended Maggie’s Glasgow following her personal course of remedy. And throughout the pandemic, Stroll the Stroll additionally made a grant to the charity Most cancers Help Scotland for its on-line providers.
This 12 months's theme for the MoonWalk Scotland is ‘Your Hero’.
So whether or not you select your favorite superhero, your childhood hero, or it might be that your mum is Your Hero, collaborating in The MoonWalk is an excellent method to pay tribute to people who encourage you probably the most while supporting these going via remedy and their households.
Commenting Ms McKelvie advised Lanarkshire Stay : "When coping with the challenges of my very own analysis and aftermath of remedy the workforce on the Maggie's Centre have been a completely huge help to me.
"Their free recommendation and help providers are firstclass and the help The MoonWalk gives to initiatives just like the Maggie's Centres is totally invaluable.
"The MoonWalk is a good alternative to point out your help and lift cash for an essential trigger on the similar time.
"And don't be concerned, if you're not in a position to participate within the stroll in Edinburgh you'll be able to be a part of the Digital MoonWalk too!"
Nina Barough, Founder and chief government of Stroll the Stroll added: “I'm so grateful for Christina’s help and completely thrilled that The MoonWalk Scotland is again and for the primary time in two years bringing folks collectively once more.
“This iconic, joyful occasion creates such a tremendous feeling throughout Edinburgh, filling the streets of town with color and enjoyable.
"Covid has had a devastating influence on these residing with most cancers and while our means to boost funds has been very restricted, we have now continued to make smaller grants to charities that basically wanted assist.
“It's so essential that individuals do come collectively to participate, not solely is each step a wholesome one for the participant, it is going to be making a distinction to those that need assistance now”
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