We are raising money for Gemma Lee, the most courageous and inspirational person I have ever met. She is currently fighting a stage 4 brain tumour. Gemma’s tumour is very rare( diffuse midline glioma h3k 27 mutation) this means treatment options are very limited. Gem has already had the standard Treatment available on the NHS, radiation/ chemo which made Gem very poorly and is still dealing with the side affects from the last round of chemo.

Gem is extremely lucky to have a brilliant support system and thanks to her friend Kelly O'Malley we have managed to find a trial drug ONC201 which is now a phase 2 trial in America with some very promising results so far. We are lucky enough to have sourced this in Germany and Graeme (Gem’s husband) went and collected 2 months worth the of drug which Gemma started on Monday. We are extremely hopeful and praying for good results not only for our family but for all those other families out there who are faced with this horrendous disease and are also told like us that there is no cure.☹️

We are very lucky with the amount of fundraising that has gone on throughout the year which make these options so much easier for us to access quickly. We are beyond grateful to each and every person who has contributed but the fundraising cannot stop as this is an expensive drug. If gem has good results from this drug it will be a long term use so we must keep the fight going. This is why I have decided to organise a bike ride for the same amount of miles as travelling to Germany - 700 miles!!!

The event will run:

Friday 24th January 5-8pm,

Saturday 25th 8am-8pm,

Sunday 26th January 8am-8pm .

We will be cycling in the foyer of David Lloyd's Teesside (Tees Barrage Way, Stockton- On- Tees TS17 6QB) where Gemma was a member for many years and it was a place very close to her heart. Please do come along to cheer and support! If Gemma is well enough she will be opening the cycling at 5pm on Friday evening and it would be lovely for her to have lots of people to cheer her on. We still have some slots available and so please contact Megan Clark on 07817 457085 for details. There will be lots more fundraising / events taking place throughout the year kicking off next weekend at David Lloyd’s gym sponsored bike ride. Please do contact me if you have any ideas for other fundraising events, as every little truly does help!

I have attached a link to a google sheets form for anyone who would like to sign up for a slot to cycle. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AvpVF_7gvouqGO_-4ak7BPUYa71P99Isvly3i4Tl9Ks/edit?usp=sharing

100% of all funds raised will be going direct to Gemma <3