Hey everyone, I thought for this blog post I would put in something from someone else’s perspective.
As I’ve mentioned on previous blogs I am doing my ultra on 22nd April with a work colleague. His name is Matt, and while Matt has set himself this GOAL of running an ultra he has added something extra on to it.
Matt like me is a dad of two children, and his son’s child minder, and also a family friend, Ellie Arnold very sadly died at a young age.
Matt says, “Ellie got diagnosed with Severe Aplastic Anaemia at the beginning of January 2016. After a difficult but courageous 3-month battle, resulting in a bone marrow transplant Ellie finally lost her fight at the end of March. A truly devastating loss for her family & friends, and indeed anyone that came across her! One year on and she is still very much missed!
Ellie was an amazing woman, so full of life, energy and good fun. We all miss her terribly and this awful illness stole her away from her loving family and her friends.
So, I have entered my first marathon and will be completing my first ultra-marathon which is 47 miles with the aim to raise money and awareness of blood cancers and blood disorders after we lost the beautiful from our lives.
Doing this fundraiser won't bring her back, but hopefully it will be able to raise some money and awareness of an awful life destroying illness in her memory.”
Matt has decided to run for the Anthony Nolan (https://www.anthonynolan.org/). Every day, Anthony Nolan saves the lives of people with a blood cancer or blood disorder. They do this by matching incredible individuals willing to donate their stem cells, to people who desperately need a lifesaving transplant. They also carry out cutting edge scientific research, fund specialist post-transplant nurses and support patients and their families through the transplant process and beyond. They won’t stop until they save the lives of everyone who needs a stem cell transplant. Every penny you donate brings them closer to that day.
I’m sure you can all agree, that Matt is doing an amazing challenge to raise as much money as possible for a fantastic cause.
You can help Matt raise money for this
great cause by donating to his fundraising page – if you can spare anything at
all it would be greatly appreciated!
JustGiving sends your donation straight to Anthony Nolan and automatically reclaims Gift Aid if you are a UK taxpayer, so your donation is worth even more.
Thank you for your support!
Me and Matt will be doing the run on the 22nd
April and Paddy will be doing a live updates of the event via social media so
you can follow us on Twitter (@GoCumbria), on Instagram (@gocumbriaevents) or
on Facebook (@GOCumbriaEvents)
GO and Get Outdoors And Live!
Owen
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