Dear LinkedIn,

First post here so I thought I’d make it meaningful.

I’ve been lucky enough to secure a London marathon place through the ballot for this coming April (2025) and will be raising some money for Frank's Fund, which helps life saving research into Ewing sarcoma.

Ewing sarcoma most commonly affects children and young adults aged 10-25 years old and makes up about 1.5% of all childhood cancers. A child, teenager or adult is diagnosed with primary bone cancer every 10 minutes somewhere in the world, in past years primary bone cancer received just 0.027% of funding from the major UK cancer charities. Treatment protocols are out of date and gruelling. It’s a scandal that the lack of investment means that neither treatment nor survival rates have improved in over 30 years, with little chance of survival should it return.

Frank, whom this Fund was set up in memory of, would never have wanted any child to suffer as he suffered. If his death is to have any meaning at all, it needs to be to help people who are diagnosed in the future by raising funds that can be invested in much needed research.

All I’m asking for is the price of a pint or a cup of coffee. It’s a model based on kindness and soundness and will help children and young people that need it the most.

Any support is appreciated.

Go well.