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So for many of us the last few years have been particularly difficult with the pandemic and it's most likely that each and every one of us has been affected directly or indirectly from it.

I know I certainly have, loosing a best friend and my father to cancer during the lockdown period. Where it wasn't possible to spend the precious time left with them in the way we would have intended. It really proves how cancer especially and other illnesses have continued to take our loved ones from us dispite the focus on keeping everyone safe from the virus.

3 years ago we embarked on an incredible adventure for the Maisie 100 trust by completing the national 3 peaks challenge in honour of the amazing Maisie Colquhoun.

Maisie was a very vibrant and courageous girl who was diagnosed with a rare aggressive bone cancer called Ewing's sarcoma.

In 2014 at 15yrs old, she underwent intensive rounds of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and a stem cell transplant, all at ward C9 at Addenbrookes hospital, Cambridge.

This was all facilitated by Teenage Cancer Trust, who fund 28 specialist units across the UK and 48 nurses and youth support coordinators .

We were not suffering alone during this time as sadly 7 young people are diagnosed every day in the UK with cancer.

In loving memory of Maisie, we are committed to fundraising for this amazing charity, to help to ensure that Teenage Cancer Trust can continue to support young people's lives. Without the support of the Consultants,Drs, Nurses and youth support coordinators, our family experience would have had no rays of sunlight .

We want to raise another £10,000 to help fund the world class services that Teenage Cancer Trust provide on ward C9, Addenbrookes Hospital.

There are much easier ways, but we want to deserve your money so we’ll be taking on the challenge of The Hadrian's Wall Path. An 84 mile (135 Km) long National Trail stretching coast to coast across northern England, from Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne in the east to Bowness-on-Solway on the west coast, In just 4 days!

This is definitely a difficult challenge, which will require intensive training and miles of walking so if you could spare a few quid to help boost my motivation to complete the task in hand, then it would be massively appreciated from all Involved.

Many thanks for taking the time to read my story.

Big love, Sharpy. 

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Updates

Hey everyone. Due to logistics there were 2 groups of us doing the walk 2 months apart..I was initially in the latter group but now due to a couple of people pulling out for personal reasons I've now joined the group planning to depart on the 29th of June. So 6 weeks and counting till we head off and not long left to get ready with the training.

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Adam Sharp

22 May 2019, 20:39

So many thanks to everyone who has donated to the Maisie 100 charity. You've already hit the 50% mark of my personal target, but id really like to do better, so come on people, please spare a few quid if you can X

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MAISIE 100

About the charity

Teenage Cancer Trust

Teenage Cancer Trust

We are dedicated to improving the quality of life and chances of survival for young cancer patients aged 13-24. We fund and build specialist units in NHS hospitals and provide dedicated staff, bringing young people together so they can be treated by teenage cancer experts in the best place for them.

Charity Registration No. 1062559

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Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.