Finding focus

June 2024

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I am a fit outdoors person doing wilding pine work, weed control, guiding and LandSAR volunteering. But over the last year my health has been an increasing struggle, and in March I had a diagnosis of cancer – grade three follicular lymphoma and a large tumour. Although it can be successfully treated with chemotherapy, it […]

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Ruth Soukoutou

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