South Downs Way Ride for Teddy's Campaign

Why I'm fundraising

"A consultant walked into the room and whispered to the ultrasound tech 'where did you see the mass?' and my heart stopped. The next day he had blood tests and an MRI, and we were told our precious boy had a type of cancer called neuroblastoma and our world shattered. That night I cried so hard I thought my heart would break in two."

That quote is from Teddy’s mum……..

Teddy is a 3-year-old from West Sussex who is obsessed with anything to do with trains! He loves riding trains, going to the station to see the trains, playing with his train set, and watching Thomas and Friends. He is a very funny and clever little boy, and is always known by the nurses and doctors for being chatty and singing the Thomas theme tune!

In July 2022, Teddy was diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma, a rare and aggressive childhood cancer that has a 40-50% chance of long-term survival at diagnosis.

His parents, Katherine and Alastair are currently fundraising for potentially lifesaving treatment, either to get their son into remission or to try and keep the cancer away if his frontline treatment does go to plan. This could cost hundreds of thousands of pounds.

To support this effort and help fundraise for him to join a clinical trial in the US later this year I am riding the South Downs Way Century. Stretching from Winchester to Eastbourne off-road over 100 miles of farm tracks and gravel paths the bike ride is renowned as one of the hardest gravel rides in the UK.

I am currently doing this on my own, but looking for people to join the ride and help raise money.

It will be tough, but nothing compared to what Teddy is going through, so please give as generously as you can.