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Kinisha is a grand gift to Carol
ALL MAKES Joy at the arrival of her first granddaughter has strengthened the

resolve of cancer sufferer Carol Shand to find an inner strength.
On 3 February,
FIXED PRICE SERVICING Carol from Grange
Park, was there to cut
FROM £99 the cord when her
daughter Kinisha
gave birth to Shenaya.
“It was such a bril-
liant, beautiful mo-
ment but then I went
numb when I real-
ised that I wouldn’t
■ MOT TESTING be seeing my grand
daughter grow up,”
AND REPAIRS she said.
Carol was first di-
agnosed with breast
■ EXHAUST TYRES cancer in 2001 and
last year she was
AND hoping to be told that
she was free of the
disease. However,
BATTERIES she started to have
recurring bouts of pleurisy and “I don’t want what’s left of my
learned that the illness had re- life to be marked by anger or re-
■ VALET turned. gret; I want to be strong in myself
“Last April the specialist at Great
and go with grace. That’s the best
SERVICE Western Hospital said the cancer way to be remembered to my fam-
ily.
had spread to the lining of my
lungs,” said Carol. “They said Carol is now contemplating her
chemotherapy would slow it down spiritual journey over the time she
HAVE YOUR VEHICLE
■ CAR HIRE CHECKED FOR BEST and relieve some of the discom- has and wants to visit places that
will help her gain inspiration and
fort, but they couldn’t operate. The
cancer has since spread to bones inner strength.
PERFORMANCE IN THE
Free collection throughout my body.” “People keep saying to me that I
After learning the extent of her
& delivery BETTER WEATHER illness, Carol decided to focus on don’t look ill, but that’s not the
case inside.
- FROM ONLY £9.99 the holiday she had dreamt about “I’m moving to a different place
Free loan five years ago when she was first now, where I want to remain posi-
diagosed with breast cancer. tive. I want to go to Lourdes with
cars (subject MEAD WAY Friends and family set about rais- Kinisha, when Sheneya can travel,
to availability)
ing funds to send her and daugh- and also to Glastonbury to see the
FISH ter Kinisha on a three week cruise summer solstice and would like to
Lift to and BROS to the Caribbean in November. go to other places where I can clear
from work ASHWORTH ROAD PADDINGTON DRIVE DRIVE She takes a philosophical view out any negative feelings and fill
WEST
Sainsburys of the future and wants to direct all my life with light and give me
SWINDON
Wash and GREAT WESTERN WAY PENZANCE her energy to keeping herself energy for what lies ahead.”
strong and positive and transfer- She would like to hear from Link
vac with all ring this to Kinisha and Shenaya. readers with ideas of where she
servicing TEWKESBURY WAY WOOTTON BASSETT ROAD “I went through a period of will gain inspiration and spiritual
doom and gloom as the shock over- strength.
whelmed me, but I began to come If you have a positive message
out of it and started making plans for Carol and can suggest places to
FISH BROTHERS for the year or maybe four they visit, contact The Link (address on
said I could live. page 4).
TO BOOK OR FIND OUT MORE PLEASE
CONTACT RONI, CHRISTINE OR ANDY ON Walking for hope in the sunshine
01793 645510 Places on the overnight marathon Moonwalk in London have been
snapped up but there’s still time to sign up for the Bristol Sunwalk.
Eunice Salmon, co-ordinator of Swindon’s Twin Peaks walking
FISH BROTHERS team, would like to hear from anyone interested in taking part in the
NISSAN Sunwalk on 8 July.
The event promises to be a fun event for all the family. Walkers can
ALL MAKES OFF choose their distance from 5k, 10k and a half marathon. As in the 26
10%
mile Moonwalk, participants will be wearing decorated bras and
SERVICING OFFER raising money for breast cancer care and research.
Eunice said that due to the busy training schedule Twin Peaks will
not be able to welcome new members until after the Moonwalk.
■ NAME ____________________________
However, anyone signing up for the Bristol walk will receive a training
guide so they can get started and join sessions from mid-May.
WITH THIS VOUCHER
■ REG NO __________________________ Register for the Sunwalk at www.walkthewalk.com
Valid until 31 May 2007 For advice and to join Twin Peaks in May, call Eunice on 871606 or
mail: [email protected]

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