Cornwall schoolgirl raises money for best friend with leukaemia
"I reckon the run back will be the hardest for me because I'll have done a board and a swim before it, so I reckon I'll struggle with that bit," she said. However, at the end of day one on Tuesday, Ellawyn had returned to Hayle in record time in about two hours. A target of £500 was initially set by Ellawyn to buy Annie some craft materials and art lessons to keep her mind busy while undergoing chemotherapy, but the fundraiser has already received more than £7,000.She visited Annie, who lives in Essex, at the weekend.She said: "She's on a two-week chemo break, so it was possible for me to see her on Sunday."She's still got her funny personality."Our parents knew each other from high school, so I have known her my whole life and we bonded very well."
Ellawyn's father Dan said: "We are so proud of her. It was all her own idea and she just wanted to do something special for her friend, raise some money and make a difference. "I think probably the swim will be the hardest leg for her, but she's a tough little cookie, so she'll fight her way through and just keep going." Her mother Ria said: "This support from the locals and other people has been amazing."What she is going to do is very hard, and it is over three days, but we are super super proud of her, all of the family are."
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