I am running 26 miles (equivalent to a marathon) in the month of May to raise money for the Anthony Nolan Coronavirus emergency appeal as part of the Leeds Marrow team. 

Leeds Marrow is a part of the network of lifesaving students who work with the blood cancer charity, Anthony Nolan. 

There are over 50 Marrow groups, with hundreds of student volunteers (like us!) in universities across the country, who are all working towards one thing - saving the lives of people with blood cancer. 

Every 14 minutes someone in the UK is diagnosed with blood cancer. For someone with blood cancer, a stem cell transplant could be their last chance of survival. At Anthony Nolan, we match incredible people willing to donate their stem cells, to people with blood cancer who are in desperate need of a lifesaving transplant. 

The coronavirus pandemic means Anthony Nolan are all dealing with new anxieties and frustrations, but for blood cancer patients who can’t wait any longer for a stem cell transplant, this time is absolutely critical.

We need to help raise funds to support our emergency appeal and help keep our Emergency Handover Hub at Heathrow Airport open 24 hours a day. This hub is essential as it enables international couriers, who can’t go into hospitals due to quarantine rules, to handover stem cells to one of the UK volunteers for the final lifesaving leg.

Please donate all you can for this amazing cause!