{"id":2309,"date":"2014-02-28T08:23:28","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T08:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=2309"},"modified":"2014-02-28T08:23:28","modified_gmt":"2014-02-28T08:23:28","slug":"cardiff-therapist-nominated-for-st-davids-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2014\/02\/28\/cardiff-therapist-nominated-for-st-davids-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff therapist nominated for St. David&#039;s award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An occupational therapist working for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has been nominated to receive the St David\u2019s award in an inaugural shortlist.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2328\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2328\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/University_Hospital_of_Wales_Heath_Park_-_Cardiff.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2328\" alt=\"University Hospital of Wales, Heath. Photo Courtesy of Mick Lobb\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/University_Hospital_of_Wales_Heath_Park_-_Cardiff-300x197.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2328\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2328\" alt=\"University Hospital of Wales, Heath. Photo Courtesy of Mick Lobb\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/University_Hospital_of_Wales_Heath_Park_-_Cardiff-300x197.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> University Hospital of Wales, Heath. Photo Courtesy of Mick Lobb<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nLara Cowpe raised more than \u00a370,000 for Teenage Cancer Trust Unit at University Hospital Wales.\u00a0The unit allows young cancer sufferers to socialise and support one another whilst receiving specialised care.<br \/>\nLara, from Dinas Powys, had to go through two years of chemotherapy as a child having been diagnosed with the disease.<br \/>\nWhen in 2010 she found a lump in her neck, she was braced to begin treatment again. Much to her relief, the lymphoma was caused by the Epstein \u2013 Barr Virus, also responsible for Glandular Fever.<br \/>\nLara said: \u201cOne of the things I remember thinking is that if I had had cancer, then the TCT unit at the UHW would have been there for me if I needed it. 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