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Due to a mis-diagnosis of a Crohn's flare up, in July 2020, my son Tom, was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer in November 2020. He was given just 6 months to live.

Dispite this heartbreaking prognosis, Tom was focused on some good coming out of his situation and with the help of some wonderful friends he started the ball rolling to set up The Tom Clarke Foundation.

On April the 18th 2021, Tom lost his fight against this terrible disease, he was just 29.

Prior to Tom's cancer diagnosis he was a member of YourGym in Lytham. He would love to spend time there, it allowed him to clear his head of the pressures of work, build up his fitness and spend time with his friends. He was really looking forward to getting back in the gym post CoVid however, his illness put paid to those dreams...

To help us cope with the loss of Tom, Gill, Emily and I all joined YourGym. You will often find us there in various states of fatigue, it helped us with the grieving process being in a place that Tom loved to spend time. The YourGym team have been amazing and we can't speak highly enough of them.

So, in May, I will be raising money for The Tom Clarke Foundation, I will Lift, Pull or Press 10,000 kg's each day.

All monies raised will go to The Christie Hospital in Manchester and towards their global reaserch into cancer and how we can prevent it.

If you are in a position to, please consider sponsoring me, any amount would be gratefully recieved and will go towards much needed reasearch. Hopefully at some point in the future, there may be another Tom who will receive a more positive prognosis.

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