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

 

Donation by Anonymous on 09/04/13

 

Congratulations Ciaran - hope the marathon debut was a success and recovery is swift!

Donation by Alison Sandeman on 30/10/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

 

Hope you survived the marathon Ciaran and are now having a very many well deserved beers- good work!

Donation by David Tinto on 29/10/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

 

Hi Ciaran, Hope you have a great time running your first marathon in Dublin. Good luck and enjoy. Well done Mum xx

Donation by Ann McDonald on 27/10/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

 

Very proud good luck on your first marathon! DadX

Donation by John McDonald on 27/10/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

 

Good luck Ciaran! Great cause.

Donation by Martin Hughes on 27/10/12

£40.00

+ £10.00 Gift Aid

 

Donation by Anonymous on 27/10/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

 

Good luck on the run Ciaran, well done and thank you for helping to support a great cause. X

Donation by catrina hughes on 25/10/12

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

 

Good luck - go slow during the first half, mate - and maybe the second half too!

Donation by Donald Houston on 25/10/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

 

Donation by Kimberly McKee on 25/10/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

 

A great cause Ciaran- Best of luck buddy!

Donation by Holly Patrick on 25/10/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

 

Good luck. Give me a shout if you need a pacemaker - I'll gladly help out ;-)

Donation by Julie Godley on 25/10/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

 

Good cause, Ciaran! Best wishes in the marathon, I'm sure you can do it! And enjoy everything in Dublin.:)

Donation by Wenbai Yang on 24/10/12

£5.00

 

Good on ye, Ciaran, make sure you down the Guinness as well!!

Donation by Norman Stewart on 24/10/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

 

Go Ciaran Go!... All the best for the marathon. After all your detoxing, I'm sure the Guinness will help with the obligatory retoxing! :)

Donation by Alice Oldfield on 24/10/12

£5.00

 

Good luck with the marathon Ciaran! Hopefully running for such a good cause will boost your performance :)

Donation by Yvonne Walden on 24/10/12

£5.00

 

Having lost three family members to lymphoma I'm right behind anything that helps find a cure. Go Ciaran!

Donation by Catherine Lewis on 24/10/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

 

Best of luck for the marathon Ciaran, you run for a worthy cause!

Donation by Anonymous on 24/10/12

£2.00

 

Ciaran - good luck with your first marathon - it's in a very good cause! You can do it!

Donation by Sheena Macdonald (CHR) on 24/10/12

 

Excellent cause. Best of luck. Will raise a pint or two of the black stuff for you, and in memory of absent friends.

Donation by Beverley on 24/10/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

 

Well Done Frank, great cause, PJ McElroy

Donation by Pat McElroy on 25/09/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

 

Cogratulations to the other guys who completed the C2C and especially to Mike, Peter and Ashley who also completed the Mixed Grill Challenge!

Donation by Alan Grant on 29/07/12

£60.00

+ £15.00 Gift Aid

 

Donation by Todd Jones on 12/07/12

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

 

We managed to finish the C2C but could not finish our mixed grill dinner @ the Featherstone Arms, Kirkoswald. Great Pub.

Donation by Mark & Paul on 02/07/12

£55.00

+ £13.75 Gift Aid

 

Many thanks from all the cyclists to Stephen at Amersham Embroidery for his continued support of the charity and for our fabulous tour shirts.

Donation by C2C 2012 on 02/07/12

£140.00

+ £35.00 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£5,684.00
  • Offline donations£28,251.55
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£33,935.55
  • Gift Aid£926.50

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