Thanks for visiting my fundraising page.

As some of you know, in 2000 I was diagnosed with an acute form of myloid leukaemia. After a year of treatment, the cancer returned and my chances of survival were very low. However, the Anthony Nolan Trust found me an unrelated bone-marrow donor. I have never met the person who provided some of his marrow, but I now have his blood system. I even have his red-blood type.
 
The Nolan trust is essentially a register of people willing to donate bone marrow, and provides support for donors as well as those affected by the disease. I still remember vividly the day that a woman turned up at the room where I was being treated atUniversityCollegeHospitalwith a plastic bag of my donor’s marrow. She had raced there from The Royal Free in Hampstead. She commented that it was still warm!
Recovering from the transplant was a long process. However, I have been able to return to work, and to carry out research inAfrica. In 2004 I was able to go back to the places where I did my first field-research back in the early 80s. Also, in 2005, 2007 and 2008 my family joined me for prolonged research trips to Uganda and Tanzania.

I am going to run in the London Marathon later this month to raise money for the Nolan Trust. I am hoping to raise £2,000. Could you please sponsor me – even if it is only for a small sum?
 
The best way of doing it is by going to this site.


Here is a picture of me running the 2006 marathon in the horrid running top that the Nolan Trust insists I wear. It is at the end of the race, and I had been told that there was a camera there, so that I should try to look like I was having a good time. What gives it away is that although I look like I am running fast, the people around me look like they are about to collapse.

So could you please sponsor me? All the money will go to the Nolan Trust - which I know from my own experiences, can make the difference between life and death.

Many many thanks,
Tim

Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Anthony Nolan Trust gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.