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 My long time colleague James Badger's wife Philippa was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (a Blood Cancer) on 20th April 2022 and very sadly died on 22nd April 2022 while being treated with Chemotherapy at St James’s Hospital in Leeds. Leaving three young children aged 12, 10 and 6. We are raising funds for research into treatments of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. Currently the survival rate for the type of Blood Cancer that Philippa had is just 10%. Research can made a real difference, through the work of BloodCancerUK the survival rates for childhood Leukaemia has improved from just 10% to over 85%. We want to support the same for Acute Myeloid Leukaemia.With BloodCancerUK we will be funding a specific research project into Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. A 3 year fully funded research programme will cost £300,000. 

In April 2023 to mark the first anniversary of Philippa’s death James cycled 1,600kms from Land’s End to John O'Groats in just 8 days. 200kms a day, 2000m of climbing and around 12 hours of cycling every day for 8 days in a row. 

The team's fundraising continues with his friends running marathons and deciding to complete various cycling challenges such as this ! The Maratona is one of Europe's toughest days out on a bike, and one of its most famous cycling events. While it's not 8 days, it is still 90 miles long and 14,000 feet of climbing, and will be a real challenge for me as I am not getting any younger ! 

James' story has been captured on our Instagram pagehttps://www.instagram.com/team_badger_lejog/

Thank you to those that have supported the Badger family so far, and in advance for those who support me with this challenge.