Aged just 2 years, my friends Son, Oliver Lee was diagnosed with a rare cancer, Rhabdomyosarcoma. Just 60 children a year are diagnosed with this.

Ollie was strong, and courageous and in spite of the battle he faced and the grueling side effects of his treatment, he remained a happy character.

Ollie responded well to treatment and in September 2012 he was in remission. Unfortunately, in the following months, the tumours returned and sadly Ollie lost his fight against cancer on 16th February this year, aged just 4 years old.

Make a Wish foundation granted Ollie's a wish to go to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas and although he was too ill to go, the lift it gave Ollie and his courageous parents was amazing to see. The work this charity does is truly special. Bringing happiness to families at such a dark time in their lives.

Running 13.1 miles from Newcastle to South Shields in the Great North Run I have previously raised money for Cystic Fibrosis Trust‎,British Lung Foundation, Cancer Research and Macmillan, this time around I have chosen to raise money for Make a Wish Foundation in memory of Ollie and to help this charity fulfill more wishes and bring a few more smiles to some little faces.

Please do what you can to support them too.

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