GRACE CHARITY - Key Persons
Christian has a background in the law, specifically in the areas of risk, insurance and liability. He is currently a freelance consultant, NED and trustee in the not for profit and charitable sectors
Job Titles:
- Trustee
- Consultant at the Royal Surrey Hospital
Agnieszka is a medical oncology consultant at the Royal Surrey Hospital, and an Associate Professor in Oncology at the University of Surrey. She is also Medical Director for Surrey Clinical Trials Unit and a Cancer Lead for Kent, Surrey, And Sussex Clinical Research Network.
Job Titles:
- Surgeon at the Royal Surrey County Hospital
Helen Sleightholme became Lady Captain at Aldershot Army Golf Club earlier this year. To kick off her captaincy, Helen held two breakfasts and drive-ins on Sunday 28th October and Tuesday 30th October. The Lady Captain generously picked GRACE as her chosen charity and raised an amazing £798 from both drive-ins. The club was joined by
Hellen Revenko's Walk for GRACE In June GRACE Woman Hellen Revenko embarked on a 30 mile sponsored walk around Surrey. Read on to hear more about her inspirational experience. At 8.30 on a warm June morning, I set off to walk 30 miles along the River Wey tow-path from my home in Guildford to Weybridge
A report by Hellen Revenko Dr Alex Stewart On 4 November, Dr Alex Stewart, gave a talk to the Surrey Hills Soroptimists. Dr Stewart is an oncologist working at Saint Luke's Cancer Centre at Royal Surrey County Hospital and an Associate Member of the Board of Trustees of GRACE. The talk covered the cervical
Hellen Revenko's Endometrial Cancer Story One of our GRACE Women, Hellen Revenko visited her GP last year with some unusual symptoms and was later diagnosed with endometrial cancer. Here she shares her experience and stresses the importance of early diagnosis. "In April 2018, I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer. In January, I had seen my
Lynn has a background in operational management and HR, and is currently working as a HR Director
The wonderful Madeleine Townsend passed away in October last year after suffering from a rare and unusually aggressive form of endometrial cancer. Here, her loving husband Peter Townsend talks about her diagnosis, treatment, and her inspiringly positive passion for life.
"I am a retired gynaecologist and I worked closely with GRACE founder Simon Butler-Manuel. When my wife developed her gynaecological cancer, my friends and colleagues at East Surrey and the Royal Surrey Hospitals cared for us throughout her investigations and treatment.
One morning in early October 2016, Madeleine and I were sat at the breakfast table and she told me that she needed to ask for my professional advice. She said that she had some post-menopausal bleeding. I knew it was best to get it checked out so I arranged for her to see Karen Jermy at East Surrey Hospital. Of course, most women who have post-menopausal bleeding don't have cancer and those that do are usually treated and cured by having a hysterectomy. So we were, at this point, optimistic. After some tests, we were told that she had endometrial cancer and would need surgery, which Simon was to perform using the DaVinci robot.
However, I started to get concerned when she was in surgery for four and a half hours - I expected it to take an hour or so. Eventually Simon came out of the operating theatre and told me that the cancer has spread. At this point I knew it was incurable. From my point of view this was the hardest time. I knew she was going to die - not there and then, but that she would face further treatment without a realistic prospect of cure. Although I had told many of my own patients similar bad news, I had never expected to break such sad news to my wife.
Mary Doris Foot is one in a million and she has bravely walked over a million steps for GRACE and raised over £2,200. This is no small feat as she has just had surgery for a gynaecological cancer and less than 4 weeks after her operation, she was up on her feet counting the steps.
Job Titles:
- Community Engagement Manager
Nicola has been involved with GRACE for several years and is committed to supporting women living with a gynaecological cancer.
Nicola has fronted many community fundraising and awareness events for GRACE and is particularly passionate about supporting women who are diagnosed with gynaecological cancer, by facilitating peer support for these women.
Outside of work, Nicola is mum to two energetic teenage boys and loves to run and cook.
PELHAM BUCKLE PUB EVENT I Would like to convey my thanks and appreciation to everyone who attended the event for GRACE on Sunday 28th of January at the Pelham Buckle Pub in Ifield, Crawley. Also a very big THANK YOU for the donations of cakes and, the delicious home baked cakes, scones, biscuits, and other
Job Titles:
- Treasurer
- Trustee
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Richard is a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (FCMA) with over 23 years of experience.
Job Titles:
- Founder
- Senior Consultant
- Trustee
Simon is a Senior Consultant Gynaecologist and one of the UK' leading minimal access gynaecological surgeons
Sue Clarke's Endometrial Cancer Story Ex midwife and GRACE Woman, Sue Clarke, was diagnosed with endometrial cancer in 2016. Here, she shares her experience of being diagnosed and treated for a gynaecological cancer, and how her passion for baking cakes made her get involved with GRACE. "For me, everything happened very very quickly. It was