Nurses trek across Costa Rica for charity
By Effective Communication
Two nurses from Brecon are preparing to trek across the rainforest to raise money for a Welsh charity.
Margaret Thomas, 59, and Sue Prosser, 56, are hiking across Costa Rica in November for Cancer Research Wales after both were recently affected by the disease.
Sue’s husband, Gerard, is currently undergoing treatment for prostate cancer at the Velindre Hospital in Whitchurch. Sue said: “I will be 57 when we trek and Margaret will be 60- but you’re never too old!
“Both Margaret and I have had close family members who have been affected by cancer and we want to help fight it.
“So far the response has been amazing; totally overwhelming. It seems most people these days are affected by the awful disease.”
Margaret and Sue will trek from San Jose to the Pacific coast passing through Cerro Frio, San Gerardo, Angeles, Rio Nuevo, Cerro San Antonio and Mongolia. The pair will walk across tropical lagoons, coffee plantations, and mountains, dealing with high temperatures and torrential rain.
The trek takes place 18-28 November by which time Sue and Margaret hope to raise at least £6,000 for Cancer Research Wales.
Cancer Research Wales is an indigenous Welsh cancer charity, set up in 1966 to fund pioneering research into new cancer treatments.
Cancer Research Wales deputy charity director for fundraising, Liz Andrews said: “Margaret and Sue are undertaking the challenge of a lifetime and we wish them the best of luck. All the money they raise for Cancer Research Wales will stay in Wales to fund groundbreaking research.”
To support Sue and Margaret, please visit www.justgiving.com/susan-prosser-margaret-thomas, and to find out more about overseas challenges please contact Cancer Research Wales on 02920 316976.
