I've raised £2000 to remember Rycroft by raising money for his charities, by sponsoring Nathan Penny-Larter to run the Leeds marathon.
Organised by Andrew Foster
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Rycroft Alport Foster, a beautiful baby boy, died last summer aged just 16 months old, from an infection while recovering from a stem cell (bone marrow) transplant that was his only chance of life due to the severity of his genetic condition - Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS).
I'm Nathan Penny-Larter and together with Andrew Foster (Rycroft's dad), Steven Millward, Mike Creswick, Alfred Weiss and Rob Wilkinson, five of my closest friends of 30 years and more, we will be running the Leeds marathon in memory of Rycroft, raising money for Rycroft's three charities, all of which helped him in his life and are helping other children like him get home to their families, happy and healthy.
- Great Ormond Street Hospital Fox Ward
- Colchester Hospital Children's Ward
- SDS UK
Foz (Andrew) and I have been friends since we met in 1990 in J1Wo. We've shared many times together, some good, some not so good (our trip to Skegness after our GCSEs comes to mind), and now I want to do something to help him and his family remember Rycroft in the best way possible, by raising vital funds for other children like him.
- Nathan, on why he is running for Rycroft...
Thank you for your support. In the hardest time of our lives, being able to help other children like Rycroft and other families like ours has made a massive difference.
- Andrew and Catherine, Rycroft's mum and dad
