On 21st April 2024 I will be running the London Martathon in memory of Sam Fitzsimmons, an OC&C colleague who passed away from Ewing sarcoma on 16th May 2020.

Overview of Fitzy's Fund:

Sam was a force of nature full of joie de vivre. He was fun, loving and lovable with a very wide circle of friends. He worked hard and played hard, making the most of life.

His approach to life was straightforward: to appreciate the beauty in life; live each day as if it were his last and to help everyone he could along the way. He was pretty successful at this right up until his death from Ewing sarcoma on 16 May 2020, aged 23.

When Sam was eventually diagnosed with Ewing's in July 2018, there were already tumours throughout his body but Sam never shied away from the challenge facing him. Instead he met it with determination, courage, grace and, more often than not, humour. Nor did he let his life be defined by cancer - he continued to live it in his own inimitable style.

The aim of Fitzys Fund is to fund vital research into Ewing sarcoma where current treatments are limited and survival rates for metastatic disease are dismal. Your support means the world to us, thank you.