 Juliette and Karen Bostock, with their dog Teddy.  As some may know, our director Karen Bostock was struck down in January 2024 with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a rare condition in which a person's immune system attacks the peripheral nerves, taking away feeling and use of feet, hands and legs. It can take anything up to 12 months to recover. We are pleased to say that thanks to the amazing help and programme of rehabilitation at East Devon Sports Therapy Axminster, Karen is now able to use her hands and feet and has just started driving again. Slowly on the mend, but still lacking feeling in parts of her extremities. Being Karen though, she has now decided to set a new goal for the next three months of recovery. She says: "I have been fund raising for many charities since the age of 14 (I'm now now considerably older!) Some people might remember the more recent shows in the Guildhall Axminster I organised with my amazing family and team called One Night Only " "The last show was held in 2019, this topped my aim of raising £100K for charities. It has included over the years many different events such as fashion shows, horse shows, fun days, street parties, sponsored drives around Wales and a cycle challenge across India, but never me doing a run. "So, I have decided to aim for the Race for Life 5K at Westpoint in Exeter on the 20th July. My husband James (Boz) who has been my absolute rock for the past five months of my illness is also going to join me, along with some friends, in the Axe Skip Hire Team. I‘m calling it a wobble around the 5k at the moment, as running is currently not really an option. The aim is to start off at a run by the 20th July for the event. "Cancer has been a big concern within our family over the years, losing Boz’s dad in 2009 and his mum Jane having now recovered from breast cancer, then more recently the loss of my mum to cancer two years ago. So once again I ask all our friends, family, colleagues and business associates to dig deep and help us raise the £1,000 target we have set between us." Here is our fund-raising link, which we would very much like to thank you in advance for any donations you could give You really never know what is around the corner. https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/team/axe-skip-hire-team  Karen and her mum, who sadly died from cancer two years ago. 
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