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Mum’s TV spot in bid to highlight testicular cancer
A WREXHAM woman who lost her son to testicular cancer is appearing on Sharon Osbourne’s talk show this week.
Julie Jones, of Caia Park, will feature on the Sharon Osbourne Show to raise awareness of the disease, which claimed 23-year-old Mark’s life in June.
After his death, Mrs Jones set up a charity in his name and an army of his friends have posed naked for a calendar to raise money for the cause, which will also be featured on the show.
The feature was being filmed today at ITV’s London Studios, and will be aired on Thursday at 5pm.
The production of the calendar, which centres around the theme ‘balls to cancer’, was filmed by ITV for the show.
Eleven of Mark’s closest friends posed for photos, with various sporting balls preserving their modesty.
Mrs Jones says she is nervous about appearing on TV but excited to be meeting Ozzy Osbourne’s famous wife.
She said: “I’m really nervous but I’m looking forward to meeting Sharon. I’m a big fan of hers and I love her on X-Factor.”
In July 2002 Sharon Osbourne was herself diagnosed with colon cancer. Later, she announced her cancer had spread to her lymph nodes.
However, her determination helped her overcome the disease, and in August 2004 founded the Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Program.
A spokesman for ITV1 said: “This is exactly the type of thing we feature on the show. We will have lots of fun items, but there will also be a serious aspect.”
Shortly after Mark’s death, Mrs Jones set up the Mark Jones Testicular Cancer Awareness Fund with the hopes of raising money to increase knowledge about the cancer.
She will be appearing on the show alongside a doctor who will talk about testicular cancer.
The money raised from the calendar sales will be used to produce leaflets that can then be placed in doctors’ surgeries and hopefully handed out in schools.
Mark found a lump on his testicle 12 months before he was diagnosed. Mrs Jones believes he put off going to the doctor because of embarrassment.
The calendar will be available from October 9 but advanced orders can be made on the charity’s website www.balls2cancer.co.uk or by calling 01948 831009.
A charity five-a-side football tournament has been organised to raise money for the fund.
The competition will take place at Queensway on Sunday, October 15.
To put forward a team pick up an application form from the Plas Coch Pub, on the Plas Coch Retail Park or call Mrs Jones on 01978 313551.
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