Mum who battled cancer at the same time as her father will take part in a double fundraising challenge in his memory
Sarah Rubin, 41, will join celebrities, after being selected from more than a thousand applicants to participate on the gruelling five-day trek.
A north London mum of three who underwent treatment for cancer at the same time as her father is taking part in a double fundraising challenge in his memory.
Sarah Rubin, 41, finished her treatment for breast cancer last year after intense chemotherapy, radiotherapy, a mastectomy and two lymph node removals. In June, she will complete a 100km trek for CoppaFeel to raise awareness of the importance of checking for early signs of the disease, just four months before she is due to run the London Marathon for pancreatic cancer on 2 October.
Sarah, who has three boys and lives in East Finchley, was diagnosed at the end of 2020, while her father Graham was having chemo for stage 4 pancreatic cancer in Liverpool. He died earlier this year aged 70.
“I am passionate about raising awareness for cancer, particularly about breast cancer and the BRCA gene,” she said. “When I was diagnosed, I assumed I had the BRCA gene as my dad was a carrier, but it turned out it was just a coincidence that we had cancer at the same time.
“Dad became my chemo twin – we both had our sessions on a Wednesday, but I knew his cancer was terminal whereas mine was hopefully coming to an end, which was really hard. He died in January, so this trek will be even more meaningful.”
Sarah, who takes daily tablets and has monthly injections to reduce the risk of recurrence, will join I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! winner Giovanna Fletcher and Instagram star Megan Jayne Crabbe, among other celebrities, after being selected from more than a thousand applicants to participate on the gruelling five-day trek in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
“I love to train and this ticks all the boxes for me,” she said. “The marathon has been on my bucket list for a long time and now feels like the right time to do it.
“I feel passionate about the importance of research for pancreatic cancer as often it’s diagnosed too late. It’s a charity so close to my heart.”
Sarah, who works for the family retail business, Chums.co.uk, says: “I’m trying to up my training and knowing dad knew I wanted to do something to help others is always in my mind.
“I think he would have been really proud.”
↵ You can donate here:
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/
sarah-rubin2; www.justgiving.com/
fundraising/sarah-rubin1
Thank you for helping to make Jewish News the leading source of news and opinion for the UK Jewish community. Today we're asking for your invaluable help to continue putting our community first in everything we do.
For as little as £5 a month you can help sustain the vital work we do in celebrating and standing up for Jewish life in Britain.
Jewish News holds our community together and keeps us connected. Like a synagogue, it’s where people turn to feel part of something bigger. It also proudly shows the rest of Britain the vibrancy and rich culture of modern Jewish life.
You can make a quick and easy one-off or monthly contribution of £5, £10, £20 or any other sum you’re comfortable with.
100% of your donation will help us continue celebrating our community, in all its dynamic diversity...
Engaging
Being a community platform means so much more than producing a newspaper and website. One of our proudest roles is media partnering with our invaluable charities to amplify the outstanding work they do to help us all.
Celebrating
There’s no shortage of oys in the world but Jewish News takes every opportunity to celebrate the joys too, through projects like Night of Heroes, 40 Under 40 and other compelling countdowns that make the community kvell with pride.
Pioneering
In the first collaboration between media outlets from different faiths, Jewish News worked with British Muslim TV and Church Times to produce a list of young activists leading the way on interfaith understanding.
Campaigning
Royal Mail issued a stamp honouring Holocaust hero Sir Nicholas Winton after a Jewish News campaign attracted more than 100,000 backers. Jewish Newsalso produces special editions of the paper highlighting pressing issues including mental health and Holocaust remembrance.
Easy access
In an age when news is readily accessible, Jewish News provides high-quality content free online and offline, removing any financial barriers to connecting people.
Voice of our community to wider society
The Jewish News team regularly appears on TV, radio and on the pages of the national press to comment on stories about the Jewish community. Easy access to the paper on the streets of London also means Jewish News provides an invaluable window into the community for the country at large.
We hope you agree all this is worth preserving.
