In 2011 my nephew William passed away after a 9 month battle against acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). In his memory I am raising money for Cure Leukaemia by taking part in the Great Birmingham Run.

Cure Leukaemia helps blood cancer patients to access pioneering drug and transplant treatments by funding a network of specialist research nurses across the UK. Without these nurses, to ensure patients are monitored and cared for, clinical trials of these new treatments would not run and patients, that have exhausted standard treatment options, would miss out on potentially lifesaving therapies. Every penny raised for Cure Leukaemia helps save lives and also hastens global progress towards the eradication of all forms of blood cancer.

Any support you can give means the world—not just to me, but to the many families currently facing their own battles with blood cancer.