If you've landed on this page you will probably know already that our son, Andrew, died earlier this year from a rare form of cancer. In his last year of life Andrew had the support of a Macmillan Nurse who was just brilliant. She made a huge difference not only to Andrew but to the whole family in so many ways.

I'm taking on the full 26 mile Marathon. It's a chance to remember Andrew, to say thank you to Macmillan for the amazing work they do, and to raise funds so others can have the same support to confront the reality of a cancer diagnosis.

If - and it's quite a big if - I'm up to it, I'm going to join the rest of the family and do the Half Marathon next day. Wish me luck! If you want to sponsor me for both walks, the Half Marathon page is here:

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/RichardsNorthumberlandCoastHikeHalfMarathon

But above all, please give what you can to support Macmillan.