Vulcan FC is hosting a 60 minute challenge to walk/jog/run the distance from Lands End to John o’Groats.

 

All money raised will be split between 3 worthy causes:

 

Liam Molyneux 

 

Liam Molyneux, 21/12/1991 - 4/2/2022.

Liam was diagnosed with hodgkins lymphoma and had 12 rounds of chemotherapy over a 6 month period. During this time Liam isolated from everyone due to a low immune system and covid to give himself the best chance to beat this disease. On Tuesday 1st February Liam had his last treatment and rang the bell to signify this. A couple of days later Liam fell ill and went to hospital and had MRI scans which showed no signs of cancer, Liam had beat this terrible disease, but the scans did show multiple organs had been damaged due to the chemotherapy. The treatment that was meant to save his life had taken his life. On Friday 4th February Liam sadly died due to multiple organ failure brought on by the chemotherapy.

Liam had so much to live for and look forward to, Liam and his partner Lauren were due to get married and Lauren recently gave birth to their son Finn who Liam sadly did not get to see.

Liams death was a massive shock and obviously devastating to family and friends who forever will love and miss him

 

Holly’s Blooms Journey 

 

Holly Prince was just 3 years old when she was diagnosed with an extremely rare genetic condition called Bloom Syndrome. Less than 300 people in the world are registered with it. Bloom Syndrome is characterised by unusually small size, sensitivity to sunlight, immune system deficiencies and an extraordinarily high risk for developing cancer of any type early in life.

 

Holly was diagnosed after 2 years of being on the 100,000 genomes project which is a project that searches the DNA for any abnormalities. Receiving the diagnosis in March 2020 was devastating for the Prince family.

 

There is no cure for Bloom Syndrome but with intensive cancer screening from a young age it is hoped that any cancers can be caught early and treated successfully.

 

Just 3 months after the diagnosis for Bloom Syndrome in June 2020, Holly went for an urgent ultrasound scan after the family had concerns and she was diagnosed with Wilm’s Tumour - a rare kidney cancer that affects young children.

 

Holly’s tumour was removed in August 2020 and the lab results revealed that it was a grade 2 ‘High Risk’ tumour which meant that Holly must undergo 34 weeks of intense chemotherapy drugs to prevent the cancer from returning. The chemotherapy was tough for Holly and each time her blood counts struggled to recover to a safe level so just over half way through the doctors decided that the risks of carrying on were too high and her treatment was stopped early. However, Holly’s end of treatment scans in June showed no evidence of cancer. Follow up scans in September 2021 had shown the tumour had relapsed to the site where the kidney was and that surgery was needed to remove the tumour along with her spleen. Holly then had Proton Beam Therapy in November to that area which involved treatment every day for three weeks. Then in December routine scans had shown a third relapse, this time to the lung area. The family were told that she’d have to undergo a new chemotherapy regime which she started just before Christmas followed by surgery and more radiation.

 

Holly passed away peacefully on 8th April 2022. She fought til the end and is now at peace

 

“In life we loved you dearly,

In death we love you still.

In our hearts you hold a place, no one else will ever fill”

 

Holly Olivia Prince

02/12/16 - 08/04/22

 

Stroke Association 

We're here to support people to rebuild their lives after stroke. We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.