Marcelle Ruth Cancer Centre
18.02.25

๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐‡๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ: ๐€ 100๐ค๐ฆ ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ

Our CEO aimed to regain fitness in January. A conversation with Pharm Hafsah Ameen-Ikoyi who lost an incredible 21๐ค๐  and founded ๐’๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐…๐ข๐ญ๐” (a womenโ€™s wellness platform with a gym in Surulere and she also organises wellbeing challenges virtually)โ€”led to the creation of a 100๐ค๐ฆ ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐คing Challenge ๐ข๐ง ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ for WIHCN members.

On February 7th, the Marcelle Ruth Cancer Centre had her ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž ๐‘๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ค, celebrating ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ. A 5km walk in Lagos which saw an incredible rise in number of attendees to over 500 people โ€”including cancer patients, survivors, and their families.

Among the participants were current patients who had undergone mastectomies, lung removals, and others who were still actively undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

For many, walking that 5km must have seemed like walking a marathon…yet they showed up with unwavering determination.

Witnessing their resilience inspired the CEO to not only complete the 100km challenge but also participate in the ๐€๐‚๐‚๐„๐’๐’ ๐๐š๐ง๐ค 10๐ค๐ฆ ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ค the following weekend with her secondary school classmates (a BIG shoutout to ๐Ž๐†๐๐‚ โ€™79 sisters!!!).

The month of February for the CEO will always be marked with a walk alongside incredible individuals who taught her the true meaning of strength, and survivorship. She dedicated her ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ 2025 ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ค to all cancer survivors, especially those who shared their UNIQUE stories in 2025. Their courage continues to inspire.

A special thank you to everyone who walked with the CEO this month both physically and virtuallyโ€”may the strength that spurred you on carry you through the rest of the year and beyond.

๐“๐จ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ: What motivates you to push through challenges? Share your story belowโ€”we would love to hear it!