I'm running the London Marathon for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

I had bone cancer twice when I was a teenager. The first time round the NHS viewed patients as either a child (under 12 yrs old) or an adult. Consequently I was treated on a geriatric ward.

It was a nightmare when the cancer returned but by then the first TCT ward had opened and the difference was incredible. Everyone looked happy for a start - I honestly couldn't believe that people on this ward were being treated for the same thing I'd had just 18months before.

The TCT make a huge difference in many ways but perhaps most surprising is that patients through their wards are nearly 20% more likely to survive.  So I've decided to run for them.

Any support you can give is massively appreciated.

Take it easy

giles