LESLEY SHEARMAN
Team Andrew YBTC 1.8 Challenge
Fundraising for Yorkshire's Brain Tumour Charity
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Taking part are:
Lesley, Charlotte and Rachel
We are raising money for YBTC in memory of Andrew, a brilliant husband, dad and friend who sadly lost his life to a brain tumour six years ago.
The challenge is to do something for 18 minutes every day in February as part of YBTC's 1.8 Challenge initiative to celebrate its 18th Birthday.
So what did we choose?
To do 18 minutes of HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) every single day!
If you know the three of us you'll know there's varying levels of fitness within the group, but in the current climate getting the motivation to do this will be a challenge for us all!
We decided to take part not only to give us the boost we need to get fitter in lockdown, but also because it felt fitting to honour Andrew as we approach six years without him by our side.
Andrew was diagnosed with a brain tumour, a grade 4, Glioblastoma - aggressive, terminal and inoperable in October 2011. He survived just over 3 years from diagnosis and continues to be missed every day.
We are determined to tackle our challenge with Andrew's fighting spirit and hope you will be able to spare a small donation to help us reach our target of £180.
To keep us accountable we'll be posting some pictures from our sessions here, and having group sessions over Zoom where we can!
Wish us luck :)
Love Lesley, Charlotte and Rachel x
We are Yorkshire's Brain Tumour Charity, or YBTC.YBTC is Yorkshire's leading brain tumour charity dedicated to raising funds for life changing research and patient support.Around 9,000 new cases of primary brain tumours are diagnosed in the UK every year, 15 each week in Yorkshire. Whilst we are working to find a cure, we will provide the best patient and family support network we can.We want to make this number smaller, and make life easier for those who are affected, by:-Raising significant funds to support dedicated research projects into treating and curing child and adult brain tumours and sharing our findings with other charities.-Giving grants and financial assistance to brain tumour patients and their carers.-Arranging for hospital wards, patients and research centres to be provided with all the equipment they need.-Supporting patients and their loved ones through providing practical advice (our benefits clinic), running support groups, offering counselling and more.
