Story
Our challenge is for all of those family members and friends who have felt helpless supporting a loved one with cancer. We've decided to do something that brings us all together and support Cure Leukaemia.
When our much loved brother-in-law and friend Geoff Hill was suddenly diagnosed with Leukaemia back in September 2017, we had no idea of the long and painful road that lay ahead. Since then. Geoff has undergone countless rounds of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, as well as a stem cell transplant.
After several relapses, Geoff's Leukaemia has now advanced to the stage where options are limited, and he is pinning his hopes on getting a place on a clinical trial to finally overcome this dreadful disease.
Watching anyone suffer with any type of cancer is heartbreaking and, as a bystander you feel utterly helpless and unable to make things better. The past 12 months have been especially difficult for us being kept at arms length because of COVID, unable to support Geoff and his wife Nat when they've needed us the most. While we're still not able to physically be with Geoff and Nat to help then directly, we've decided that we can raise awareness for Cure Leukaemia and the incredibly important work they carry out.
The Challenge
Lee and Jordan will be virtually running from 'Palace to Paris', a total distance of 460KM from Jun 1st to Jun 30, hitting a 15KM a day average with no planned rest day. Each leg will be run on road circuits set up around our local area in South London, with us running the first leg from Crystal Palace's football ground, Selhurst Park, hence Palace to Paris (as Geoff's a lifelong Palace fan along with Lee and Jordan, this only feels right).
We hope to raise £25,000 to support the fight against blood cancer
Thank-you for listening to our story and supporting our cause and Cure Leukaemia