Cancer survivor Rebecca Francis puts fatigue behind her to take on Rotorua Marathon 10km
28 Apr, 2021 09:19 PM
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Rebecca Francis will put chronic fatigue behind her at the Rotorua Marathon. Photo / Supplied
Rotorua Daily Post
Cancer survivor Rebecca Francis hopes to put the frustration of 16 years of living with chronic fatigue syndrome behind her when she takes on the 10km event at the Rotorua Marathon next weekend.
The Rotorua-based radiographer was diagnosed with melanoma, which had spread to her lymph glands and lung and she was given a five-year survival rate of 10 per cent.
However, Francis survived the odds, and to celebrate her recovery and then aged in her mid-20s she trained to compete for the Christchurch Marathon.
Cancer survivor puts fatigue behind her to take on Rotorua Marathon 10km
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