Clare Neville-Jones

£2,195

15.01 mi

Douglas was diagnosed with T cell lymphoblastic lymphoma in January 2020. He had several months of chemotherapy at Poole Hospital and then moved to the Royal Marsden in Surrey for a stem cell transplant. He is now in complete remission and pretty well back to full fitness - which is wonderful!

We are so very grateful to the teams at Poole Hospital, the Royal Marsden and the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust, who found his stem cell donor. We are also extremely grateful to the young German woman who gave up her time and her stem cells. Her generosity has enabled Douglas to get back to normal life - and to walk our daughter down the aisle at her wedding a few weeks ago.

This year the Marsden March is a virtual event with participants walking 15 miles in their local area. I am walking mine on Monday 24th May in Wareham Forest. In fact, I will be running the first 4 miles and walking the next 11. All donations welcome! Why not join me for all or part of my 15 miles - for an extra donation? My plan is to do 3 loops, passing through the Sika Trail car park at the end of each loop. Sika Trail car park 8.30 am 4 mile run Sika Trail car park 9.30 am 4 mile walk Sika Trail car park 11.15 am 7 mile walk to Woolsbarrow Hill Fort and back to the Sika Trail car park to finish about 1.45 pm

Thousands of people join the Marsden March every year to walk between the two Royal Marsden sites in Chelsea and Sutton. You'll find patients, families, supporters of the hospital and Royal Marsden staff all taking part and fundraising. The Banham Marsden March started in 2011 and since then has raised more than £13 million. This incredible amount has helped The Royal Marsden to revolutionise the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and improve the lives of everyone affected by cancer, across the UK and around the world.But we don't want to stop there. We want you to help us celebrate our tenth anniversary in style: with more walkers than ever before, and by raising £2 million for a very special cause: to help build the Oak Cancer Centre.This brand-new centre, in Sutton, will help us speed up the development of life-saving treatments and ensure we can be there for everyone who needs us.

Raised

£2,195

Target

£150

1463.5666666666666% there

Achievements

Fundraising

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£50 raised

£150 raised

Challenge

5 miles complete!

15 miles complete!