HVMC Cycling Challenge for Ben's Treatment
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Along with some of my colleagues at work, I’ve signed up to take part in the High Value Manufacturing Catapult Cycling Challenge on 2nd July to help raise money for our WMG colleague Scott and his family. It’s going to be a challenge so I’d really appreciate your support!
I’ve decided to cycle 145 km from Coventry to Sheffield encompassing the WMG and AMRC Catapult centres. WMG have chosen to show our support to our WMG colleague Scott Crowther and his family, who are raising funds for treatment for their son Ben.
Ben has a rare cancer called Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma, first diagnosed in June 2018. He has received and completed first line, high dose chemotherapy treatment through the NHS in December 2018.
All was looking good as he moved onto low dose 'maintenance' chemo in January 2019. But this treatment did not work. He has relapsed and the cancer has come back.
My target is £200 so I need as much help as I can! Anything that you’re able to donate will really make a difference.
Ben is now on an experimental clinical trial part funded by Cancer Research UK. The family lives in hope but the outlook is bleak. Outcomes for this cancer type has not progressed in 40 years.
There are cases where children with the same disease are doing comparatively well. The aim is to emulate some of those cases, if possible. This includes complementary supplements and nutrition. Some of these options are expensive and not available on the NHS, and travel abroad may also be needed.
For more information and any updates on Ben’s treatment can be found on their Twitter or facebook pages.
Funds donated will go directly to support Ben's treatment. Any unused funds will be redirected into research for Rhabdomyosarcoma via our parallel CCLG research fund. If you want to learn more about CCLG and the important work that they do, click on the link
This is going to be a massive challenge for me, but I’ve already managed to log a fair few miles and I’m going on another training cycle at the weekend! I’ve still got lots of work to do before the epic journey begins so please dig deep and donate to help. You can follow my progress on Instagram, Twitter and facebook
Thank you so much for supporting!
Stuart
I’ve decided to cycle 145 km from Coventry to Sheffield encompassing the WMG and AMRC Catapult centres. WMG have chosen to show our support to our WMG colleague Scott Crowther and his family, who are raising funds for treatment for their son Ben.
Ben has a rare cancer called Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma, first diagnosed in June 2018. He has received and completed first line, high dose chemotherapy treatment through the NHS in December 2018.
All was looking good as he moved onto low dose 'maintenance' chemo in January 2019. But this treatment did not work. He has relapsed and the cancer has come back.
My target is £200 so I need as much help as I can! Anything that you’re able to donate will really make a difference.
Ben is now on an experimental clinical trial part funded by Cancer Research UK. The family lives in hope but the outlook is bleak. Outcomes for this cancer type has not progressed in 40 years.
There are cases where children with the same disease are doing comparatively well. The aim is to emulate some of those cases, if possible. This includes complementary supplements and nutrition. Some of these options are expensive and not available on the NHS, and travel abroad may also be needed.
For more information and any updates on Ben’s treatment can be found on their Twitter or facebook pages.
Funds donated will go directly to support Ben's treatment. Any unused funds will be redirected into research for Rhabdomyosarcoma via our parallel CCLG research fund. If you want to learn more about CCLG and the important work that they do, click on the link
This is going to be a massive challenge for me, but I’ve already managed to log a fair few miles and I’m going on another training cycle at the weekend! I’ve still got lots of work to do before the epic journey begins so please dig deep and donate to help. You can follow my progress on Instagram, Twitter and facebook
Thank you so much for supporting!
Stuart
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Stuart Coles
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