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Next May I am running the Jane Tomlinson Leeds Half Marathon for The Adam Rogers Trust, a charity close to my heart.

The Adam Rogers Trust was set up in 2007 by Mark and Fiona Rogers, to raise funds to help care for children with cancer. Adam was 13 when he died from a brain tumour. Seeing how the illness affected him and his family, like so many others with the disease, is why I have chosen to run for the charity. In 2009 The Trust raised enough money to set up a specialist care team at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge. They continue to raise money for the hospital, helping young children and thier families deal with the devastating affects of cancer. I want to rasie money and awareness for The Trust to help those affected like Adam. 

 "Having a child diagnosed with cancer is devastating for any family. Trying to support their child, control their child's symptoms, juggle work, involve and care for the rest of the family often a long way from home is an added challenge. The Adam Rogers Care Team will make an enormous difference to so many patients treated at our unit, both while they are in hospital but also supporting them whenever possible to be in their own homes with their family." Dr Denise Williams

"Adam was acutely ill from first diagnosis and Addenbrooke’s assigned its specialist paediatric neurological oncology nurse to look after him. She helped us all cope with the terrible rollercoaster of events and gave us access to the right practical treatments such as physiotherapy, speech therapy and palliative care to help keep Adam’s pain at bay. She also managed and co-ordinated the care Adam needed so that he could die at home.

We were lucky to have a loving family, supportive friends and the flexibility for Mark to take time off work. It’s hard to conceive how parents in less fortunate circumstances survive without specialist help." Fiona Rogers 

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