Lewis Coombes

Team Edith Running 49 Miles

Fundraising for Young Lives vs Cancer
£9,045
raised of £8,500 target
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Event: London Marathon 2021, on 3 October 2021
Participants: Tyler Coombes
#TeamYoungLives are running the Virgin Money London Marathon 2020 hoping to raise over £800,000 for young people with cancer and their families.

Story

In March 2018, just days before her 5th birthday, we received news no family ever wants to hear. Beautiful Edith was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. 

It turned our world upside down. It scared us all. It's something no child should have to face.

Immediately placed on a 26 month course of chemotherapy treatment, Edith's appearance & behaviour soon changed - but her smile continued to shine through.

The strength she has shown every single day has been, and will continue to be, an inspiration to us all. 

Edith's treatment ended on 4th May 2020. To celebrate how incredible she has been in taking on her own 26 month challenge, we are aiming to complete the 26 mile London Marathon, whenever London is ready.

To add to the challenge, we also completed the Cheltenham Half Marathon (13 miles) on 29th Sept & the Great South Run (10 miles) on 20th Oct!!

Three major events providing three reasons to dig deep and donate what you can to an incredible charity - Young Lives vs Cancer!

It's a charity that has helped our family immensely during this difficult time - offering counselling, guidance & specialist support, even still to this day over one year post-treatment.

When cancer strikes #TeamYoungLives helps families limit the damage cancer causes beyond their health. For more information, visit www.clicsargent.org.uk

Thank you

Lewis & Tyler

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About the campaign

#TeamYoungLives are running the Virgin Money London Marathon 2020 hoping to raise over £800,000 for young people with cancer and their families.

About the charity

Young Lives vs Cancer

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At Young Lives vs Cancer, we help families find the strength to face whatever cancer throws at them. But every day 12 more children and young people hear the devastating news they have cancer. We’ll face it all together – but we can’t do it without you. Visit www.younglivesvscancer.org.uk

Donation summary

Total raised
£9,044.84
+ £354.50 Gift Aid
Online donations
£8,794.84
Offline donations
£250.00

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