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Oct'11 two very close friends of mine where unfortunate enough to have there 4 year old son Rhys diagnosed with a slow growing cancerous brain tumour.

This resulted in little Rhys going through 6 major life saving and life threatening operations and spending 8 weeks stuck to a hospital bed, he was a very lucky boy who due to the location of the tumour risked never walking or talking again.

Fortunatly he is now on the road to recovery all be it a mild sausage roll addiction :) and has now returned to school full time

However some of Rhys' hospital friends he made whilst in the hospital are still going through this awful time.. Some sadly may never see the road to recovery.

Rhys is an amazing little boy who never seems to stop smiling or putting a smile on other peoples faces, the strength he and his mum & dad have shown through this horrble time has been inspirational, so inspiring infact that last year i ran the brighton marathon and the thought of rhys leigh and keely is what got me round.

The team on Ward C2 - Oncology at Addenbrookes are just unbelievable... and i would like to give something back for all their continued care and support, and the care of other children still recoverying, and try and bring a smile to their faces whilst going through the most horrific time of their lives.

This charity has helped rhys' family and other families to deal with some of the financial worries and ensuring the children have the right social equipment ie.. portable dvd players, tv's, wii consoles etc... to try and make their long stays as homely and comfortable as possible as some children are in Addenbrookes for months at a time..

So in honour of all of this i have so far ran the berkhamstead half marathon, the milton keynes festival of running half marathon.. and on the 14th of april will be running the brighton marathon for a second time!!! please find it in your hearts to donate, any donation no matter how big or small will make a big diffrence.

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So please dig deep or shallow and donate now

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 and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.