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On Saturday 11th May & Sunday 12th May I will be attempting 2 Marathons in 2 days in support of my Nephews foundation - The Albie Sugden Foundation.
Saturday will be a local route taking in various places and family homes where treasured memories were made with Albie before taking part in the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon on the Sunday.
Inspired by the strength and bravery of Albie, the Albie Sugden Foundation supports children living with cancer as well as funding research into brain tumours.
In October 2022, Albie was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive brain tumour. Despite multiple brain surgeries and chemotherapy rounds, Albie died in October 2023. He was two years old.
Sadly ours isn't the only story like this. 5 children every day are diagnosed with cancer in the UK. Each year 16,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with a brain tumour, 500 of those are children. It really could happen to anyone.
So it's for Albie and the many children like him that are the beating heart behind the foundation. They are the reason that we strive to do better, the reason we want to improve the lives of children with cancer and people with brain tumours. We do it for them