Team Jelly aka Julie and Elly, have signed up to cycle from London to Paris in July 2022. Julie was diagnosed with a rare type of thyroid cancer, Medullary Thyroid Cancer in October 2020, at which time it had already spread to other parts of her body. After plenty of research through other patients who have been living with this cancer for a number of years, Julie asked for a second opinion and was referred to the Royal Marsden in Surrey, where she was lucky enough to become a patient with one of the UK's leading head and neck cancer teams and join a clinical trial. Julie is doing well on the trial and leading a nearly 'normal' life now with stage 4 cancer.

Julie was inspired by Emmy Coates, a previous patient at the Royal Marsden who very sadly passed away in 2017 with Medullary Thyroid Cancer. Emmy cycled on a tandem from London to Copenhagen to raise awareness and funds for both MTC and the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. After reading about Emmy and chatting to her trial nurse, Tara, Julie got together with her good friend and experienced cyclist Elly to chat about taking on a fundraiser  as part of the legacy of Emmy. Elly who is passionate about fundraising and cycling, was extremely keen to get an event planned for 2022. Elly works as a nurse at a hospice and knows first hand that life is a gift, and must be enjoyed, so what better way than to combine cycling, fundraising and friendship together.

Please donate to this fabulous charity, the Emmy Coates Thyroid Cancer Charity at the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and show your support for all of the hard work at the Royal Marsden hospital, the research that they do there is not just for patients like Julie, it's for all of our futures.

Thank you

Julie and Elly x