We- that is Antony and Jeremy Shaw- thank you for visiting our JustGiving page.

We are aiming to grow magnificent moustaches to raise money for Leukaemia and Lymphoma research. Moustache growing in November (Movember) has a long and illustrious history; originating in Australia, it aimed to raise money for men's health. The act of growing a moustache is an arduous process involving itching, looking very foolish, and enduring the cooling of the marital relationship.

Nevertheless- we persevere for a very worthy cause.

Many of you know that our father, Ray Shaw, developed a lymphoma in 2009. This is a similar form of cancer to leukaemia, and attacks the lymph (immune) system. After a grueling round of chemotherapy, he went into remission, where he remained for 3 years.

Unfortunately in April 2012 his condition relapsed. It was so aggressive that he went from climbing a lakeland fell (the Old Man of Coniston) to not being able to climb the stairs within 3 weeks.

Desperately ill, he began another round of chemotherapy in the Christie hospital, Manchester. This was followed up by a stem cell transplant, from which he is now recovering with characteristic fortitude and good humour.

 

Thank you once again for considering a donation.

In the words of the organization themselves:

“Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research is the only UK charity solely dedicated to research into blood cancers, including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

Our life-saving research is focused on finding causes, improving diagnosis and treatments, and running ground-breaking clinical trials for all blood cancer patients.

Blood cancers including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma affect people of all ages from babies to grandparents. We need to be sure that we reach all those touched by leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma and give them the best possible chance of survival.

Following over 50 years of investment, we are now leading in the field of blood cancer research.

Our expertise and focus allows us to invest in only the best UK research that is delivering better treatments and cures for leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

We need to raise £100million over the next five years to continue our life-saving research into better diagnosis, treatments and cures for all those with blood cancers.

Around 30,000 people of all ages are diagnosed in the UK with blood cancers every year.

We are rightly proud of the progress we have made with childhood leukaemia. When our charity started in 1960 children with leukaemia had virtually no chance of survival. Now thanks to our research nine out of ten survive the most common form of childhood leukaemia.

We want to ensure people of all ages are given the best possible chance of survival and of living a normal healthy life after treatment for blood cancer.

Patients today are benefiting from our ground-breaking research over the past 50 years.

Our achievements are all the more remarkable given that we rely entirely on voluntary support and receive no government funding.However, there is still much to do. We know research takes time but we are determined to beat blood cancers, however long it takes.”

 

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