Every day, Anthony Nolan saves the lives of people with a blood cancer or blood disorder. We do this by matching incredible individuals willing to donate their stem cells to people who desperately need a lifesaving transplant. We also carry out cutting edge scientific research, fund specialist post-transplant nurses and support patients and their families through the transplant process and beyond. We won’t stop until we save the lives of everyone who needs a stem cell transplant. Every penny you donate brings us closer to that day.

My football mad nephew Elliot, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia  at just seven years old. He battled for two years before sadly passing away in 2011. So it is with a heavy heart that I have chosen to run the 2019 London marathon in Elliot's memory and for all the children in the UK who are currently fighting this cruel disease.