Caroline from Shine will be completing her final 60 lenght swimming challenge on Wedesday morning at Woking Leisure Centre (29 April) . Having fibromygelia may cause some people to be less mobile but not Caroline owner and therapist of Shine. Although suffering from daily pain she is a respected beauty/massage therapist who helps and supports her clients to improve their health, beauty and to reduce muscle aches and pains.
The 41 year old who is the owner and senior therapist of Shine Beauty and Well Being is taking part in a sponsored swim challenge for the Marie Curie Cancer Care. She has already completed 16 sessions of 60 lenghts of Woking's Pool in the Park (1.5 k or slightly under a mile) of her 17 session swim challenge.
Caroline is swimming solo, completing 4 sessions a week during the month of April in memory of her aunt who died of breast cancer in 1982 and her grandmother who suffered with rheumatoid arthiritis from the age of 18 years of age.
She said" I consider myself very fortunate, that I have been inspired by my strong female relatives and can help people who are less fortunate than myself. I want to support Marie Curie Cancer Care because it provides free nursing care to cancer patients and those with other terminal illnesses in their own homes.
Although Caroline has had fibromygelia since she was a teenager she has learnt from her grandmother that pain can be reduced by keeping active and being determined to achieve her dreams. She also promised her aunt to help others that are in pain and as a result trained as a beautician, body & massage therapist and electrologist in 1994.
She says "I am so lucky to have a business and to work in an industry where I can reduce people muscle aches & pains and help people feel better about themselves. It also means that I have to keep active on a daily basis and swimming helps me so I can keep physically strong to work long hours in my beauty therapist practice.
I have also been so lucky to have had lovely clients who have enjoyed the quality treatments I offer which has meant I have amongst the most testimonials on the best of woking website. They also have been wonderfully supportive while I have been swimming during the challenge by sponsoring me, organsing a raffle at the woking 1230 meeting and sending encouraging messages through my sponsorship page. "
"Thank you to everyone who has supported me so far - you have been fantastic."
To sponsor Caroline log on to www.shinewoking.co.uk to access a link to her charity swim a thon page. Thank you for your support.
Facts about Marie Curie Cancer Care
Every £20 of your donations pays for one hour of nursing care in a patient's home.
The largest provider of hospice beds outside the NHS.
They expect to provide care to around 27,000 terminally ill patients in the community and its hospices this year
They employ more than 2,700 nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals
Around 70 per cent of the charity’s income comes from the generous support of thousands of individuals, membership organisations and businesses, with the balance of funds coming from the NHS.
Marie Curie's Delivering Choice Programme aims to double the number of people with a terminal illness who have the choice to die at home.
Marie Curie Cancer Care is a pioneer in end of life care research.
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