Kristin Hallenga Explained

Kristin Hallenga
Birth Date:11 November 1985
Birth Place:Norden, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Death Place:Newquay, Cornwall, England
Nationality:British
Occupation:Columnist, philanthropist
Website:
(about her memoir)
Office:Chief Executive Officer of CoppaFeel!
Successor:Natalie Haskell
Term End:January 2017
Term Start:April 2009

Kristin Hallenga (11 November 1985 – 6 May 2024) was a West German-born British columnist and philanthropist. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009, when she was 23, she became an activist for raising awareness about the disease among young people and founded the charity CoppaFeel!.

Biography

Kristin Hallenga and twin sister Maren Hallenga were born to a German father and English mother in Norden, Lower Saxony, West Germany on 11 November 1985.[1] [2] [3] Her parents divorced when she was nine, and her mother returned to England with Hallenga and her two sisters, where they lived in Daventry, Northamptonshire.[1] [4] She was an honorary graduate of Nottingham Trent University.[5] Hallenga was profiled in Kris: Dying to Live, a documentary that covered her experience with terminal breast cancer. In 2009, she won a Pride of Britain Award.[6] [7] In November 2014, Hallenga was featured as a special guest on Russell Howard's Good News where she talked about her charity and experiences.[8] Her memoir, Glittering a Turd, was published in 2021 and it became a Sunday Times bestseller.[9] [10] She lived in Newquay, Cornwall.[11]

Hallenga died at home in Newquay on 6 May 2024, at the age of 38, due to complications from her illness.[12] [13] [14]

Breast cancer diagnosis

Hallenga was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009, at the age of 23. Her doctor originally dismissed a tumour on Hallenga's breast, leading to a late diagnosis.[15] As a result, she lived with stage four breast cancer. Despite Hallenga's cancer having spread to her liver and her bones, and having had a lesion on her brain,[16] she survived her original prognosis by having terminal cancer for over five years.[17] As of 2021, Hallenga's condition was stable and her cancer had not been progressing since 2018.

CoppaFeel!

Hallenga and her twin sister Maren decided to devote themselves to educating young people about breast cancer.[4] They launched CoppaFeel!, a breast cancer awareness charity, at Beach Break Live in April 2009.[18] [19] The charity received frequent media coverage.[20] In January 2017, Hallenga stepped down as the CEO of CoppaFeel! to move to Cornwall and write a memoir; Natalie Haskell succeeded her as CEO.[21] [22]

Notes and References

  1. News: Kris Hallenga, Advocate for Breast Cancer Awareness Among the Young, Dies at 38. Tumin. Remy. 6 May 2024. 6 May 2024. The New York Times. limited. 6 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240506204541/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/06/health/kris-hallenga-dead.html. live.
  2. News: Duerden . Nick . 15 September 2021 . Kris and Maren Hallenga on living with terminal breast cancer . . subscription . 6 May 2024 . 0140-0460 . I have this birthmark on my thigh — in Germany, where we were born, . 6 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240506114814/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/kris-and-maren-hallenga-on-living-with-terminal-breast-cancer-3hzk5h0gv . live .
  3. Web site: 5 October 2019 . Kris Hallenga, Public Health Advocate . 6 May 2024 . Yahoo Life . en-US . 6 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240506115210/https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/kris-hallenga-public-health-advocate-005827488.html . live .
  4. News: Kristin Hallenga obituary: Uncompromising breast cancer awareness campaigner. 6 May 2024. 6 May 2024. The Times. subscription. 6 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240506203737/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/kristin-hallenga-obituary-uncompromising-breast-cancer-awareness-campaigner-qjnxvx2bj. live.
  5. Web site: Honorary graduates – Kristin Hallenga – Alumni . 6 May 2024 . Nottingham Trent University . 24 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200724000832/https://www.ntualumni.org.uk/your_alumni_association/notable_alumni/honorary_graduates/kristin_hallenga . live .
  6. Web site: 2009 Winners Archives . Pride of Britain Awards . 8 May 2024 . 8 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240508084117/https://www.prideofbritain.com/news/category/winners/2009-winners/page/2/#:~:text=2009%20Winner%20Kristin%20Hallenga%20Being,helping%20others%20combat%20the%20disease. . live .
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scTksHjCi6I YouTube, Kristin Hallenga receiving a Pride of Britain Award, 2009
  8. Web site: BBC Three – Kris: Dying to Live . 8 June 2015 . BBC . en-GB . 26 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150226105814/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03zf3tg . live .
  9. Book: Hallenga . Kris . Glittering a Turd: The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller . August 2021 . Unbound . 978-1-80018-048-2 . 33954559M . en . 8 May 2024 . 8 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240508143144/https://books.google.com/books?id=ORpgzgEACAAJ . live .
  10. Web site: Glittering A Turd. 30 January 2022. Hardman & Swainson. en-US. 30 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220130120357/https://www.hardmanswainson.com/books/glittering-a-turd/. live.
  11. News: CoppaFeel! founder Kris Hallenga has died aged 38. Smith. Steven. 6 May 2024. 6 May 2024. Cornwall Live. 6 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240506112838/https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/coppafeel-founder-kris-hallenga-died-9267387. live.
  12. News: Williams . Zoe . 8 May 2024 . Kris Hallenga obituary . 10 May 2024 . The Guardian . 0261-3077.
  13. Web site: 7 May 2024 . Amy Dowden 'probably wouldn't be here' without CoppaFeel! founder Kris Hallenga . 8 May 2024 . . 8 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240508063243/https://virginradio.co.uk/entertainment/144796/amy-dowden-coppafeel-founder-kris-hallenga . live .
  14. News: Kris Hallenga, campaigner who encouraged young women to check for signs of breast cancer – obituary . 8 May 2024 . The Telegraph . 8 May 2024 . 8 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240508143152/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/05/08/kris-hallenga-breast-cancer-coppafeel-charity-obituary/ . live .
  15. http://mobi.iol.co.za/#!/article/i-never-ask-how-long-i-ve-got-1.1494068 "IOL mobile, I never ask how long I've got"
  16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWa-zvI4Pmc YouTube, Kris Hallenga talks about The C Word (Breakfast, 3.5.15)
  17. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnRqCaM-GPY YouTube, Cancerversary: What's it like to survive the prognosis – Newsnight Extra'
  18. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/i-never-ask-my-doctor-how-long-ive-got-23yearold-kristin-hallengas-health-crusade-to-warn-women-about-risks-of-breast-cancer-8548853.html The Independent, 'I never ask my doctor how long I've got': 23-year-old Kristin Hallenga's health crusade to warn women about risks of breast cancer
  19. Web site: 7 April 2017 . CoppaFeel! – Charity Commission . 8 May 2024 . . PDF . CoppaFeel! was founded in April 2009 by Kristin Hallenga (...)..
  20. Web site: Colletta. Isabella. 18 June 2020. In Conversation with Kris Hallenga. 30 January 2022. Cherwell. en-GB. 30 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220130120354/https://cherwell.org/2020/06/18/in-conversation-with-kris-hallenga/. live.
  21. Web site: 19 May 2021. Kris Hallenga: the woman diagnosed with cancer at 23 who convinced a generation to check their breasts. 30 January 2022. The Guardian. en. 30 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220130161132/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/may/19/kris-hallenga-the-woman-diagnosed-with-cancer-at-23-who-convinced-a-generation-to-check-their-breasts. live.
  22. Cooney . Rebecca . 24 March 2017 . 'I never wanted to run CoppaFeel! forever' . 6 May 2024 . . en . Speaking two months on from her departure, Hallenga says she has no regrets. . 7 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240507133222/https://www.thirdsector.co.uk/i-wanted-run-coppafeel-forever/management/article/1427120 . live .

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