Wolo have been featured in the Sunday Mirror
Meeting people is a huge joy in my life column by Kevin Webber
One of the privileges I get from running and putting myself out there for Prostate Cancer UK is the people I meet, I would never have otherwise even known about. Well many do good things without health challenges in their lives, occasionally I get to meet someone I’m in awe of. They inspire me to never stop, in some ways preparing me for when my own situation deteriorates, as it will one day. Recently I had the honour of meeting Marcos Jarvis. Now people think I am hard-core for running a bit through my chemo. However, what Marcus has been doing is on a different level. Originally diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer with secondary cancer on his liver in 2019, it was unlikely that he would make 12 months, and a grim year that would have been too.
But he’s about to start his 35th and final round of chemo, and in the process he clocked up 1800 miles of running, including marathons and ultra marathons, and fundraised as he ran for WOLO Foundation - a local charity based in Sussex that has been supporting him and his family from day one. Knowing what he has gone through for so long leaves me in total awe, and when we met up, he, like me, spent the whole time just smiling and laughing as we both know that every day matters. As a self-employed father, Marcos and his family have been supported by an amazing charity, Wolo Foundation (we only live once in case you were wondering!), who support people and their families going through cancer.
When I met Marcos he was with Justin Wright, a joint founder who started the charity when his wife Fler Wright went through cancer and realised how little support there was for basic things. As a small charity in Sussex they do amazing real-rubber-hits-the-road stuff for people. They have use their funds for things such as organising therapy for relatives, fixing broken boilers, financial advice, food parcels, and looking after the children of those affected. The cost implications of cancer can be huge but help can be hard to come by. If you live in that area, or even if you don’t, perhaps you could find a way to support them? I left Marcus and Justin with a feeling of joy and hope, knowing that they are working to make the world a better place for the wider community, no matter what. I hope that you do all you can too?’
If you would like to know more about Wolo Foundation and the incredible work that they do to help many families affected by cancer in Sussex please visit their website www.wolofoundation.org or you can email justin@Wolofoundation.org