A 'born and bred' Falmouth man has endured this weekend's sweltering heat in order to complete a fundraiser in memory of his wife - despite having terminal cancer himself.
Kevin Scott-Brady, 67, from Falmouth took part in a 27 mile fundraiser for pancreatic cancer support after his wife Anita sadly passed away just 35 days after being diagnosed with the condition.
Unfortunately, Kevin never got the chance to say goodbye to Anita as he would have liked due to the amount of medication she was on.
Kevin, who has cancer himself, decided to raise money for Pancreatic Cancer UK, as part of its The Big Step Forward fundraiser and completed 17 and a half laps of Falmouth seafront with his family and friends in support.
Kevin told The Packet: "I wanted to do something in Anita's memory.
"She was diagnosed in August 2019 and died in September, she had four weeks after her diagnosis, it's the scariest of all the cancers.
"She was such a bouncy, family orientated person."
Despite himself having been diagnosed with terminal lung and throat cancer in August last year, Kevin wanted to pay tribute to his late wife and raise money for a charity that could help people that found themselves in his position.
The 17 and a half laps Kevin completed worked out to 27 miles, just over the standard distance of a marathon.
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"We've done really well, we managed to raise £1,400 and it's still going up.
"I started at seven in the morning as I wanted to get a few laps done before it got too hot
"I didn't expect it to be that hot to be honest!
"The sea seemed to tease me as I was doing it, all I wanted to do was just run and jump in!
"I had my family and friends walking with me the whole time, so there was always someone to keep me company.
"I just plodded on from seven in the morning until three in the afternoon.
"I've got terminal cancer, and I thought that was going to hurt, but it wasn't so bad, as long as I don't get too out of breath I can cope with it.
"My whole idea was to run a half marathon in October, but because my cancer has progressed a little quicker than I thought, I didn't know whether I'd make it in October, so I had to do it as son as possible."
When it came to his diagnosis and the way it would affect his life, Kevin was adamant he would still live the life he wanted to and not let the cancer stop him from doing the things he wanted.
"It's something I've come to terms with, I know it's going to happen, but I'm going to enjoy every single minute of every single day in between.
"Everyone that knows me says 'aren't you worried about it?' and I say 'no, not really, it'll happen, and maybe I'll be a bit peeved then, but I'm not at the moment."
If you would like to donate to Kevin's fundraiser for Pancreatic Cancer UK, you can find out more at: thebigstepforward.org.uk/fundraisers/kevinscott-brady
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