Julie and Tracey are walking from Liverpool to Leeds, 127 miles along the canal towpath, raising money for the Bone Cancer Research Trust.

It was Julie’s suggestion “does anyone fancy walking from Leeds to Liverpool along the canal? It looks like fun and we could catch the train back”. That’s how it all started. They will be walking over a period of 6 days starting on Monday 28^th March 2022 ending in Leeds City Centre on Saturday 2^nd April. Here’s one of the reasons why…

Tracey’s son Daniel was originally diagnosed with a spinal Ewing Sarcoma when he was 8.  After operations, chemotherapy and radiotherapy he was finally given the all clear in 2010. Tracey considered herself lucky that he had finished treatment with only a foot-long scar on his back, part of his spine missing and kidneys functioning at 65%. Life carried on with only regular check-ups at hospital and Daniel progressed through school, passing his GCSEs with flying colours.

In May 2018 Daniel messaged his friends “it’s come back”. Same tumour, same place. Daniel had more operations, more chemotherapy and more radiotherapy over the next 3 years.  It was tough for him, he just wanted to be a regular teenager like his friends. He was able to still enjoy some quality of life in between treatments. He went to Leeds Festival twice (he loved his rock music), bought himself a classic Mini which he liked to tinker with, a drum kit that he tried to teach himself how to play and did plenty of online gaming with his friends.

Daniel passed away on 25^th June 2021 aged 20.

In an effort to fill a small part the massive void left behind, Tracey is busy training with Julie in readiness for the event in March.  Please support the research being done into Bone Cancers, it is a local charity based in Horsforth, Leeds and without it, Daniel’s family would not have had anywhere near the amount of time they managed to spend together over the years of illness and treatment.

The Bone Cancer Research Trust is dedicated to saving lives & improving outcomes for people affected by primary bone cancer. Despite being small, they fund more research projects exploring primary bone cancer than any other organisation. Other large UK cancer research charities do not prioritise bone cancer patients, in 2019 just 0.028% of their research spend went to bone cancer – not even close to 1%!Last year alone, Bone Cancer Research Trust committed an incredible £807,824 to pioneering bone cancer research - to save lives!

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