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All for Aaron By Varrie Wardrop, jogscotland Dunfermline jogscotland Dunfermline made a fantastic fundraising effort throughout 2019, handing over an impressive £3,250 for a charity that was particularly close to home.
One of the group’s founding jog leaders, Christine Garvie, said: “We chose Jak’s Den this year because one of our members told us about the great work that they do in helping families with terminally ill children and we heard first hand how important this was.” Dougie Murphy sadly knew about the charity’s work, because he and his family were helped by them when son Aaron was diagnosed with leukaemia. He first fell ill in 2011 and relapsed in 2017, sadly passing away in May 2019 at the age of 11. Dougie said: “For me and my family what Jak’s Den offers has been amazing. Childhood cancer affects the whole family. “Aaron’s sister has some major anxiety while trying to process that her brother had cancer. My wife, Louise and myself both struggled to come to terms with Aaron’s illness returning. Unfortunately as adults we understand the gravity of the situation.
stride jogscotland magazine
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Spring 2020
