On Christmas Eve, my dad lost a very quick and brutal battle with lung cancer.

Like many of you, I have known and still know many people who have both survived cancer and also, like my dad, lost the fight. However, I was ignorant to the true horror of the disease and naive about the extent of the pain and suffering.

He was cared for by St Wilfrid’s Hospice in Eastbourne and I want to express my thanks for the kindness, care and professionalism that was shown to him, me and my family during his time there. It is because of this that I am taking on the 50k London 2 Brighton Trekking Challenge and asking you to please sponsor me.

If you would like to read my Dad's obituary published in The Guardian on the day of his funeral, please copy and paste the following into your browser:

www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jan/22/steve-brown-obituary

Thank you

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