I was lucky enough (was it lucky?) to get a ballot place in the London Marathon, therefore didn't have to raise large amounts of sponsorship money for my place.

With only 10 days until 'run day' and (coughing for the last 2 weeks, so no training) I thought I'd try and raise some funds for Haematology Cancer Care, the blood cancer charity at ULCH, the hospital that saved my sister Kay's life, and forever a real inspiration to me. 

HCC provides wide-ranging support including high-tech medical equipment and research projects, free complementary therapy for patients and families and specialist education for nurses across five inpatient wards, day-care, ambulatory care and young adult and outpatient services. They deserve a few £'s.