A fundraiser in loving memory of Jamie

To those of you who have donated and helped us to our current total, I would like to say thank you. However, it is with a heavy heart that I inform you that Jamie sadly passed away on the 1st May.

After fighting valiantly, against aggressive high grade poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma, Jamie lost his battle, leaving behind his wife and two young children. It is for them and in memory of Jamie that the team and I intend to continue raising funds with our events. The funds raised will go to Jamie’s wife to assist her and the children in this difficult time.

I have left Jamie’s story for you all to read. He was a passionate, caring and loving man with a big heart. He was taken too soon and will be sorely missed by all of us.

Thank you to all of you who have donated, again I ask that you donate and share to help us raise as much money as possible.

Thank you all,

Andrew Pearce




Our first fundraising event:

Lands’ End to John O’Groats in 24 hours! 874 miles on static bikes in support of Jamie in his battle with cancer.

In a bid to help Jamie reach his fund-raising target, our team will cycle the 874 miles from Lands’ End to John O’Groats! Using two static bikes the team will relay the 874 miles, the aim is to complete the distance within 24 hours, but we won’t stop till the distance has been completed!

The ride is scheduled to take place on the 26th June 2021 starting at 12pm and running throughout the night until the distance has been reached.  The event date has been chosen in line with the governments COVID-19 roadmap and as a result is subject to change.




Jamie’s story in his words:

I’m Jamie, thank you so much for coming here to read my story. I’m a daddy to two beautiful children, a daughter almost 4 and a 1 year old son. In April 2020, just months after the birth of my son, and following a number of investigations into the source of some excruciating pains that I had endured for four months, I received a shocking diagnosis: I had aggressive high grade poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma with a dire prognosis. As this is a very rare type of cancer, research studies into the condition are few which means treatment options were limited - but I remain committed to doing all I can to fight this disease so that I can be here for my children and my wife for as long as I possibly can.

After a difficult journey facing more than one type of chemo and targeted radiotherapy, my cancer has spread and I have been devastated to learn that I have reached the end of the care that is available on the NHS. I face the challenge of needing to access expensive alternative and complementary treatment options such as immunotherapy to improve my quality of life and prolong the time I have left; I may even be able to achieve improvement or cure. There are no guarantees for me, but these treatments are my only chance of hope and I am turning to you for help so that I can make the most of them. You’ll find my full my story below, along with the details of fundraising events that my friends are organising in support of the greatest fight I will ever face.

For the sake of all the people in my life that I love, I want to try all that I can to have more time with them. So I thank you from the bottom of my heart, whether you know me personally or not, for any support you can offer.

I’ve always been active, getting involved in life, my local community, interested in the world, exploring and making the most of every experience with the people I love, with fun around every corner. I endured months of excruciating pains and a number of investigations were carried out culminating in my cancer diagnosis and me having an emergency right hemicolectomy in April 2020 to remove a third of my bowels and a massive tumour.  Given the aggressive and rare nature of my cancer, we were left shocked and with very few options.

I have endured two different types of chemotherapy over nine months, but the cancer has progressed under both treatments. The NHS oncologists are now out of options (or ideas) so they’ve referred me for palliative care through my local hospice for symptom management and pain control. Naturally, as the cancer is not treated right now, I'm in constant worry of it progressing even further. It is already in my liver, lung, abdominal cavity and spine. Despite five rounds of radiotherapy, the growth in my vertebrae grew causing it to fracture - this led to more excruciating pain that has been difficult to manage. I am now dependent on crutches if I want to walk more than 10 metres; this, coupled with the pain I endure daily, means I am mostly house bound.

This just isn’t me. I’m the person who is used to climbing mountains regularly and walking 2-3 miles a night, even whilst on chemo treatment. This has been extremely demoralising, and it has affected me mentally a lot. I cannot be an active father to my children anymore who are used to me being their human climbing frame. It feels like the system has given up on me and all I have is myself and the people around me to support this fight against the cancer and its consequences.

My own father lost his battle with cancer when I was only 13 years old. My life has been a struggle with no father figure to guide me. I want to be able to give my children the experience of what fathers are there for, for as long as I possibly can. I can't imagine leaving my daughter and son without a father and not seeing them grow up, starting school, college, getting married.

As I mentioned above, there are alternative and complementary treatment approaches available in the UK and abroad; however, these are expensive (many are thousands of pounds per treatment needed every few weeks) and not funded by the NHS. These treatments do not give any guarantees either, but there is a chance they could reduce my tumours, help repair my organs, improve quality of life and well-being, and prolong my life even if just a little. Thanks to social media and dedicated cancer support groups on Facebook, I was fortunate to get to know a number of people that benefited from those approaches. I have talked face to face with people who experienced miraculous recoveries after the doctors had sent them home to die.

Although there might not be a cure for me right now, even extending my life by a number of months or even years could be the life-saving period in which a new ground breaking treatment is found by the scientists who are researching this across the globe.

My friends and family want to help me to be able to pursue alternative treatment approaches and they are the driving force behind this fundraiser.

Friends, family or even strangers who are willing to help my cause, I thank you with all my heart.