My story

In 2003, at the age of 37 Des Hughes was diagnosed with Leukaemia.  He endured 8 months of gruelling chemotherapy which nearly took his life.  From his treatment bed, Des was organising fund raising and was immensely proud that with the support of family and friends he raised £23,000 for Leukaemia Research and the Heamotology Unit at Wycombe Hospital.

He remained in remission for five years until his relapse in September 2008.  Following a stem cell transplant, Des developed Graft vs Host Disease and died in September 2009.

Such a remarkable man and his efforts cannot just pass.  The Des Hughes Forget Me Not Fund has been formed by family and friends to honour his memory and to help others win their battle against blood cancers.

In our first year we raised over £30,000 to fund the running costs of a research project that was looking at ways of managing Graft Vs Host Disease.  This was a fantastic achievement due to so many peoples support and generosity. We are continuing to raise funds for this wonderful charity, which receives no government funding and relies entirely on donations from the great British public. This work will improve the survival rates of those diagnosed with a blood cancer. This work will save lives.

We thank you for your interest and hope that you will support our campaign.

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Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research

Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research

Charity Registration No. 216032

Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research is the only UK charity solely dedicated to research into blood cancers, including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Your contribution really will make a difference to the lives of the 30,000 people diagnosed every year with a blood cancer. beatingbloodcancers.org.uk

Donations 86

 

Well done Frank, Great Cause.

Donation by Keri Goubert on 02/07/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

 

Well done Frankie

Donation by Thomas Colgan on 22/06/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

 

Well done Frank. I hope you remembered to take the stabilisers off! Great cause.

Donation by Chris Garvey on 18/06/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

 

Hope it went well Frank.

Donation by Karen Hitchman on 17/06/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

 

Hope the ride went well! Best Wishes

Donation by Rich & Debbie Lomas on 17/06/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

 

Frank thank goodness you're finishing in Tynemouth (not Sunderland)!!! I recommend the cafe on the Long Sands. Good luck from the mighty NUFC fans.

Donation by Jo Berry-Reston on 17/06/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

 

Is this an Olympic qualifying event, watch out Bradley Wiggins! Best of Luck Frank

Donation by Michael Carroll on 14/06/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

 

Best of luck Frank!

Donation by James Dauncey on 14/06/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

 

All the best Frank I hope it goes well!

Donation by Alan Lehane on 13/06/12

£25.00

 

Good Luck Frank..Love, Julie & Clive x x x

Donation by Clive Heath on 13/06/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

 

Go Frank Good Luck to you all! Thought Palace to Palace was quite far!! but you are cycling more than that 3 days on the bounce!

Donation by Carl&Alexandra Barnett on 13/06/12

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

 

Best of luck Frankie. Don't forget your wet gear !

Donation by David Jones on 12/06/12

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

 

Good Luck Frankie..sounds like hard work!! Hope youve got your padded cycling shorts on! Lots of love Steve and Emily xxx

Donation by Emily Barry on 12/06/12

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

 

Go Frankie Go! Best of luck to you all. Love The Vince's XXXX

Donation by marian vince on 12/06/12

 

Its a great cause. I will be very impressed if Frank completes the bike ride. Best of luck to all.

Donation by Peter Carroll on 12/06/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

 

Hi Mary! Keep up all the fantastic work you do! Lots of love from Mary, Nick, Marco and Joseph xxxx

Donation by Mary Filippetto on 30/05/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

 

Mary, good luck with the wine tasting evening. Have a great night. Annax

Donation by Anna Kehoe on 22/05/12

£10.00

 

Sorry we can't be there at the wine tasting but all the best with it, Much love to all. Love from Anne,Neil, Sorcha and Cliona xxxx

Donation by Anne Arthur on 26/04/12

£50.00

 

Can't come to the wine tasting but I hope it is a fantastic night & well done for raising such amazing amount of money!!!

Donation by Catherine Dale on 26/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

 

Well done - keep up the good work

Donation by Jon and Deirdre Lay on 20/04/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

 

Massive thanks to AMERSHAM HOSPITAL DAY NURSERY for their fundraising efforts. And thank you for your wonderful care, fun and friendship..

Donation by Mary, Charlotte, Louis and Isabelle x x on 06/04/12

£1,200.00

 

Happy birthday Andy and Roy! See you later! Love from Steve and Roxy

Donation by Steve Cotton on 12/11/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

 

Happy Birthday Andy & Roy Forget the ban on M T Games

Donation by Allan & Gwenda DAVIES on 12/11/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

 

Happy Birthday Roy love Andy & Lesley xxx (all Mike Tindall party games banned at the West Cross)

Donation by Andy & Lesley Cotton on 12/11/11

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

 

Happy 50th Andrew Love Mum & Roy xxx

Donation by Roy and Hilary on 12/11/11

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$8,687.07
  • Offline donations$43,177.89
  • Text donations$0.00
  • Total raised$51,864.95
  • Gift Aid$1,416.00

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