Fundraiser for ex-pupil-
by Andy Gray
agray@thekmgroup.co.uk
A fun day tinged with sadness
will be held to remember former St Simon Stock Catholic School
pupil Natalie Langworthy.
The mum-of-one died last month
aged 35 after a "monumental" battle with leukaemia.
The gathering takes place next
Saturday, March 31 on the playing fields of her old school in
Oakwood Park.
What was meant to be an event to
help pay for her ongoing treatment will instead be a fundraiser for
leukaemia research.
Natalie, who moved to Australia
from the family home in Abingdon Road, Barming, five years ago, was
diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of leukaemia in March
2010.
In November that same year, she
was told it was in remission after she underwent experimental
treatment in Germany, funded by a worldwide appeal which raised
about £100,000.
Sadly, the cancer
returned.
Natalie's mum Deborah, who still
lives in Barming, is expected to attend the fundraiser at St Simon
Stock Catholic School between noon
which includes a football signed
by Manchester United's first team are planned events. Her old
classmates are compiling a scrapbook of memories and photos to send
to Elkie in Australia.
For more details visit www.savenat.org
23/03/12
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