Fund raiser Angela Ratcliffe, who was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer and set up a facebook page, Wig-on-her, with photographs of her wearing a variety of wigs when she lost her hair during treatment, at the first Family 5K Wig Walk, as people put on wigans to walk around Haigh Woodland Park, Wigan, raising funds for Breast Cancer Now.
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00:00 Hello, I'm Angela Ratcliffe. Twelve months ago I found a lump in my left breast and was
00:04 diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer, which is a really aggressive form of breast
00:10 cancer. I started chemotherapy last October and while undergoing chemotherapy when I lost
00:16 my hair my children got really upset. So at home we started wearing silly wigs to make
00:21 it easier for them. That started my school run wig fundraising that the kids and the
00:28 parents seemed to really enjoy at school and then now it's turned into our first ever 5K
00:36 wig walk at Hair Hall and it's come at a lovely time because a couple of weeks ago I found
00:42 out that I'm cancer free after the chemotherapy, mastectomy and radiotherapy last year. Our
00:47 fundraising today and throughout all of my treatment has been for breast cancer now,
00:53 so we're funding research into the different forms of breast cancer and how to treat it.
01:00 [Cheering]
01:07 [Laughter]