EVE’S CANCER STORY
INSPIRATIONAL EVE
When she received a bombshell terminal cancer diagnosis, Eve Lauder decided to live life to the full. Her strength, energy and determination to raise money and awareness are an example to us all
The police service attracts the most remarkable individuals, public service minded people who want to support and protect the most vulnerable in our society. The work can often be distressing, highly stressful, and seemingly thankless, but, as individuals, police officers will take all this as part of the job and pull through. We are proud of our members and do our best to support them where we can, but occasionally we will hear of an individual who has proven to be exceptional, even by police standards, and for whom our support can only go so far. Eve Lauder’s lifestyle has been
constructed around her fierce sense of independence. Eve’s determination and strength of character is there to see in her piercing gaze as you sit and talk with her. The story of a terminal cancer diagnosis that Eve tells; losing her hair, at times being bound to a wheelchair, and at her lowest points only able to crawl to the bathroom, is at odds with the glamorous, articulate, and clearly passionate woman that came into Polfed HQ to speak with us about her life and charity work. Eve joined the Police Force 20 years
bet! Her previous career as a carpenter gave Eve her first break once on the
“The doctors told me that there was not much they could do as I was Stage Four and that I had six to 12 months to live. I was just in shock”
ago after a £50 bet with teammates at the women’s rugby club she played in – it’s still not clear whether she won or lost the
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force as she took on the role as Avon and Somerset’s first female officer in the ‘bobby van’ – a roving van that delivered reassurance to vulnerable and isolated
members of the community by fitting security locks to doors and offering other similar reassurance and support.
The ‘bobby van’ was
the start of Eve’s seven years in uniform, the last 18 months of which were spent as a Beat Manager
– a role that she loved and in which she made herself liked and well respected in the communities she served. Her inclination for problem solving and her
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