Rob’s story

We will be running again, in Memory of Two Amazing Women who were wonderful Mothers & incredibly hard working women! Whom unfortunately were taken from us far too early, Sheila Kent & Diane Linley. Also sadly earlier last year my Uncle Donald lost his battle with Cancer too, so we will also be running in his memory too.

Diane was like a second mum to me, she was my next door neighbor for many years whilst I was growing up and always liked to make sure she was keeping me on the straight and narrow! Diane actually worked for LOROS for over 20 years & has helped an estimated 40,000 patients & their families during their hardest times. She was sadly diagnosed in 2019 & passed away in March 2020.

Sheila was the resident Laundry Lady at LCFC for over 40 years and she would do anything for anyone! I worked with her personally for the last 10 years of her career at the club, she worked at the Training Ground on Belvoir Drive and we had hoped to try and persuade her to come with us to Seagrave when we moved but she had hoped to be retired by then and living by the Sea! Sadly this never became reality as she was diagnosed in late 2019 & passed away January 2021.

Uncle Donald passed away 12th Jan last year after being diagnosed with a Tumour on his face at the start of 2022, initially he was given just a few months to live but he exceeded expectations and made it past Christmas and New Year. Donald also worked for nearly 40 years at LCFC, starting out as a Matchday Steward and eventually rising to Stand Supervisor.

All 3 received End of Life Care at the LOROS Hospice. So doing this run and raising funds for them, is my way of giving them something back for the hard work they have provided, for these 3 incredible people!

We’er doing the 24hr run over the course of March 14/15th 2025 @ the KP stadium Me, along with Dan Malcolm, a lifelong friend, Jake Thompson my wife’s cousin we will be running 5km every hour for 24 hours a total of just under 75 miles. The three previous runs in 2021, 2023 and 2024 we have managed to raise just over £64,000 which when we first started is a significant amount for the charity, so this year through the help of everyone involved we’re hoping to top the £100k mark, what makes me think we can hit this landmark figure?? We will also be running the London Marathon in April this year so, this would give us more time to get any donations in through firstly peoples generosity who we as a group are extremely thankful for as without any of the donations we wouldn’t be doing the runs especially given the economical challenges people are faced with year on year

LOROS is a charity whose aim is to enhance the quality of life of adult patients with cancer, progressive neurological conditions and end-stage organ failure for whom curative treatment is no longer possible. Patients are treated at the Hospice and in the community based upon clinical need, regardless of background and the ability to pay.