On April 22nd I will be running my first London Marathon. Because this is my first for London I want to do this for a charity of my choosing. I have chosen one very close to our family. Please read his story.

On 17th November 2017 a close friends son Liam was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. We later found out after he didn’t respond well to his first round of treatment that he has a very rare type of leukaemia called Early Precursor T cell (ETP ALL) which is unfortunately resistant to standard forms of chemotherapy. Liam has had to have specialised treatment on Ward 27 at Leicester Royal Infirmary – the children/teenagers cancer unit. He has received the best treatment on Ward 27 whilst tackling Liam’s very rare diagnosis with support from other hospitals including Great Ormond Street. I have chosen this great hospital to raise funds for this incredible ward so they can buy things such as vital equipment to treat children and teenagers like Liam. They have given so much I feel it’s time to give something back. Liam continues his journey to get his Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) to 0% so he can then hopefully have a stem cell transplant. We pray every day that this treatment will work. Liam has just completed Nelarabine chemotherapy treatment to attack his T Cells and now has another month of therapy before his MRD is tested again. He will be receiving treatment on Ward 27 for a very long period of time so we felt it was apt to raise money to support the fantastic work these very special people do. We pray that with the hard work, determination and courage from both Liam and Ward 27 that he will have a full recovery and beat this awful disease. We long to see him back playing football and being man of the match where he belongs. I am doing this for Ward 27, for a very brave and courageous Liam and to spread the word about Leukaemia and the long journey that it entails.

We are Team Liam and we can do this. Please if you could donate even a little it will go a long way to helping children like Liam fight cancer and beat it.

Many Thanks for taking time to read our story and for your kind donations.