David Saville

David's fundraiser for Young Lives vs Cancer

Fundraising for Young Lives vs Cancer
£1,076
raised of £500 target
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Event: Metro Lifeline Jurassic Coast Challenge 2024, on 18 May 2024
Metro.co.uk’s Lifeline campaign has teamed up with Young Lives vs Cancer for 2024 and together they will stop at nothing to make sure every child and young person diagnosed with cancer gets the right care and support at the right time.

Story

Cancer is shocking, overwhelming, isolating … and completely unfair.

In 2022, I was diagnosed with Burkitt's Lymphoma, a very fast-growing form of cancer. It was straight from A&E to Guy's Hospital and a quick start to 4 rounds of chemotherapy.

It was really tough, but I was lucky. In about 6 months, the cancer had gone and I was discharged. I'm still cancer-free.

But not everyone else is so lucky.

Especially when you’re young. It takes over your life. Treatment is gruelling and your ambitions and dreams suddenly seem very far away.

That’s why Young Lives vs Cancer fights tirelessly to stop cancer destroying young lives. They provide grants and free accommodation close to hospital to help with spiralling costs. Their care teams are on hand to help families with everything from getting benefits to treatment closer to home. And they lobby the government to make sure they get the support they’re entitled to. They're here to make sure young cancer patients can focus on getting their lives back on track.

Share this story

Help David Saville

Sharing this page with your friends could help raise up to 3x more in donations

You can also help by sharing this link on

About the campaign

Metro.co.uk’s Lifeline campaign has teamed up with Young Lives vs Cancer for 2024 and together they will stop at nothing to make sure every child and young person diagnosed with cancer gets the right care and support at the right time.

About the charity

Young Lives vs Cancer

Verified by JustGiving

RCN 1107328 and SC039857
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
£1,075.74
+ £174.75 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,075.74
Offline donations
£0.00

* Charities pay a small fee for our service. Find out how much it is and what we do for it.