One of the saddest aspects of Sarena’s job as a clinician is breaking the upsetting news to somebody, often sitting alongside their loved ones, they have cancer.
That’s why running the TCS London Marathon this Sunday for Tenovus Cancer Care is not only on her bucket list, but also close to her heart.
“Supporting patients and their families of all ages through a cancer diagnosis is so needed right now, and that’s where Tenovus Cancer Care comes in,” explains Sarena from Swansea.
“As a clinician, I don’t always have the time or the resources, and so the work Tenovus does is vital.
I see it all firsthand and that the best motivation for making the starting line this Sunday."
Sarena started running six years ago, just after turning 40, and hasn’t stopped since.
She says her role as a Physician Associate in Acute Medicine at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Rhondda Cynon Taff, is stressful and helps her keep both physically and mentally fit.
It wasn’t long after putting on her running shoes before she’d completed a half marathon, a remarkable achievement for Sarena who juggles longs distance running with her type 1 diabetes.
