Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust

Cambridge Half Marathon 2026

Sunita Mena Bhuyan

Sunita Mena Bhuyan

My Story

Sunita’s Story — Participating to Change the Story of Cancer ❤️‍🩹🏃‍♀️

In March 2024, my life changed in an instant. I developed acute liver failure, which quickly led to coma and multi-organ failure. I had no idea that in just a few weeks I would go from being active to fighting for every breath. The reason was later found to be two overlapping autoimmune conditions.
 
I was incredibly fortunate to receive an urgent lifesaving liver transplant at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, thanks to a generous donor family and a world-class transplant team. After the transplant, followed by a tracheostomy ( which took my voice completely for months ), and a total of 2½ months in hospital, I had to relearn how to walk, talk, eat, and drink. 
 
Just as I was rebuilding my life,  I faced a further challenge — undergoing cancer treatment under the Haematology team at Addenbrookes last year. 
 
The last two years have been physically and emotionally demanding , but with the support of friends, family, and the incredible medical teams, we’ve kept going. I feel profoundly grateful for the expertise, compassion, and humanity of the teams at Addenbrookes who continue to guide me.
 
On 8th March 2026, I’ll be participating in the Cambridge Half Marathon for Team ACT (Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust) — not for medals ( although I won't say no to one :) ), but to give back to the hospital that saved me and to raise funds for the new Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital, which will transform cancer care by bringing together world-class research and specialist treatment to patients across the east of England and beyond. Breakthroughs from this hospital will have a national and global impact.
 

💛 Your support matters.

Every donation — big or small — makes a difference and bring us closer to a future where cancer care is more precise, compassionate, and accessible.
 

🌟 Why this matters to me:
This, for me, is not “just a half marathon.” It’s a deeply personal way to honour a second chance at life, raise awareness of organ donation, and support a future where cancer care improves the lives of many.

This half marathon is my way of giving back, and in honour of my donor and her family, my fellow transplantees, cancer warriors and their families, and everyone facing health challenges along their journey.

Thank you for your generosity and belief that positive change — mile by mile, pound by pound — is possible. 
 
- Sunita
 
 



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Funded

  • Target
    £1,000
  • Raised so far
    £1,140
  • Number of donors
    57

My Story

Sunita’s Story — Participating to Change the Story of Cancer ❤️‍🩹🏃‍♀️

In March 2024, my life changed in an instant. I developed acute liver failure, which quickly led to coma and multi-organ failure. I had no idea that in just a few weeks I would go from being active to fighting for every breath. The reason was later found to be two overlapping autoimmune conditions.
 
I was incredibly fortunate to receive an urgent lifesaving liver transplant at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, thanks to a generous donor family and a world-class transplant team. After the transplant, followed by a tracheostomy ( which took my voice completely for months ), and a total of 2½ months in hospital, I had to relearn how to walk, talk, eat, and drink. 
 
Just as I was rebuilding my life,  I faced a further challenge — undergoing cancer treatment under the Haematology team at Addenbrookes last year. 
 
The last two years have been physically and emotionally demanding , but with the support of friends, family, and the incredible medical teams, we’ve kept going. I feel profoundly grateful for the expertise, compassion, and humanity of the teams at Addenbrookes who continue to guide me.
 
On 8th March 2026, I’ll be participating in the Cambridge Half Marathon for Team ACT (Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust) — not for medals ( although I won't say no to one :) ), but to give back to the hospital that saved me and to raise funds for the new Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital, which will transform cancer care by bringing together world-class research and specialist treatment to patients across the east of England and beyond. Breakthroughs from this hospital will have a national and global impact.
 

💛 Your support matters.

Every donation — big or small — makes a difference and bring us closer to a future where cancer care is more precise, compassionate, and accessible.
 

🌟 Why this matters to me:
This, for me, is not “just a half marathon.” It’s a deeply personal way to honour a second chance at life, raise awareness of organ donation, and support a future where cancer care improves the lives of many.

This half marathon is my way of giving back, and in honour of my donor and her family, my fellow transplantees, cancer warriors and their families, and everyone facing health challenges along their journey.

Thank you for your generosity and belief that positive change — mile by mile, pound by pound — is possible. 
 
- Sunita
 
 



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