Elizabeth Mailey
Team Angus will be cycling the 2015 London Bikeathon
Fundraising for Blood Cancer UK
Story
We did it and fun was had by all. Special mentions go to Rachel and Nick who joined us for the 1st time, to Max who went further than before,to George who battled with obstacles and won and Rory who cycled in one gear the whole way around. Thank you all who joined in to be part of Team Angus and for all all supporters for their sponsorship. xx
Team Angus have entered the 2015 London Bikeathon. This will be the 5th year that we have taken part in this fantastic event and have once again gathered a great group of people to join the team. There will be 2 teams, one each tackling the 26 and 52 mile routes through London. We have set up a team page for sponsorship and really appreciate your support.
The team so far: Angus, Rory &Julie Wells, Hariette Machin, Alison Roden, James, Nick & Rachel Rowland, Tim Pennington, Dean & Max Tyrell, Alison & George Reynhart, and of course us 2 Elizabeth &Jonathan
OUR STORY -The Angus Rowland ForgetMeNot Fund
Angus was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid leukaemia in October 2010. Despite 3 courses of chemotherapy his leukaemia would not go into remission and we came home at the end of February with nothing more to be done.
Extensive research by his medical team found another experimental treatment to try but this also was unsucessful so Angus came home again at the end of April knowing that his disease was terminal. He was so positive and brave throughout full of life and ideas. He lived for his friends and his music and was surrounded by both to the end. Angus died on May 26th 2011 at home aged 14.
His friends, family and Mollydog miss him every second of every day and would like to save others from the pain and anguish of losing their loved one. Please support us in our efforts to make a difference and find treatments for leukaemia.
We know that the remission rate for AML is much lower than ALL (the more common form of chillhood leukaemia) and it can be very difficult to treat in teenagers. Although much is known about AML at a molecular level this has not translated into treatments. We have set up the Angus Rowland ForgetMeNot Fund to raise money to fund research to bridge this gap and provide treatments for young people like Angus.
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity. So it’s the most efficient way to donate – saving time and cutting costs for the charity.