Whilst away on an anniversary celebration in July last year our good friend Ste White and his wife Katheryn saw their lives change forever.

Despite being very fit and seemingly fine health wise, Ste suffered several seizures. During this incident he also suffered a collapsed lung before being rushed to hospital. He learned later that the cause of this was a cancerous brain tumour which was diagnosed as Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM).

GBM is often referred to as “The Terminator” in the medical community due to its aggressive nature and resistance to current NHS medical treatment. The median survival rate is between 6 to 18 months from initial diagnosis of GBM.

However, various “non-NHS” treatment options have been researched and immunotherapy in particular is giving us all real hope for Ste’s survival. This is a “cutting edge” treatment which has returned encouraging results for other patients with Ste’s condition. The problem is that this treatment costs up to £200k.

Ste has been a passionate charity supporter and fundraiser for the 10 years that I have known him, and is a trustee for the Steve Prescott Foundation. The Whites need support to raise this money and that's where this particular challenge comes in.

On 17th June 2017, I will be cycling almost 900 miles from Lands End to Jon O’Groats with a group of other cyclists and friends. Amazingly Ste himself intends to complete the challenge – health permitting. We will be cycling mostly 100 miles per day and our aim is to raise as much money for Ste’s treatment costs as possible.

Ultimately, we are counting on the generosity of everybody that we know to help us raise the sufficient funds to support Steve and his family beat this disease.

Thanks in advance for your generosity and support.

Jez.