Some people are truly remarkable. There’s no other word for them.

If you’re from outside the UK you may not know the name Jane Tomlinson. Brits know her as the woman who has raised huge sums of money for charity despite having cancer.

Jane has advanced breast cancer. She has spent the last seven years being active and productive - two things she felt were particularly important to her - by raising money for charity through marathons and triathlons. To date she has raised around £1.5 million ($3 million). $3 million: that’s an incredible amount of money.

To me she is a survivor: she beat the cancer once and when it invaded her body again she refused to give up what was important to her. She lives every day to the full. She has raised incredible amounts of money for charity despite going through many cancer treatments. She has inspired countless other breast cancer sufferers and motivated countless others to fundraise.

Yes, she is a truly remarkable person.

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As you know, Whymommy is just starting her battle against breast cancer. Because of this she cannot go to BlogHer and is giving away her registration and her reservation at the W. Isn’t that kind? She’s also fighting cancer, not just in the literal sense, but - like Jane - in her attitude to it. And that makes her pretty remarkable in my eyes too.

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