09 November 2015 After many years with Polycythaemia Vera, I gradually became very ill just before Christmas 2010 and was referred to Guy’s Hospital in London for more detailed tests and monitoring after which I was given a new drug. Fortunately this has made an enormous difference to my quality of life. I am enormously…
21 June 2015 David was diagnosed with ET a few years ago and decided he wanted to get fit and needed a target and decided this would be ‘The Year in the Saddle’. His cycle challenge covered 1,234 miles and impressively he threw in a bit of swimming and running too! David has raised…
18 June 2015 Laura and Peter decided to accept our challenge and as Laura put it, ‘threw themselves off’ the Golden Jubilee Wing of King’s College Hospital London. They raised over £1,093 and Peter’s work also very kindly donated another £700.
16 June 2015 Ruby’s Auntie Rachael has essential thrombocythaemia(ET) and Ruby wanted to do something to show her support and decided to do a bike ride to raise funds for MPN Voice. Ruby and her father Peter rode the 25 mile LIDBA bike ride through the Hampshire lanes, starting and finishing at Liphook which…
04 June 2015 Gerry Burns was diagnosed with PV in 2006 and was 53 when he did the run. He writes ‘I was going to do something for Cancer Research as Loretta, my sister, was being treated for lung cancer. I am happy to say she is still with us and very much improved…
09 April 2015 Kayleigh aged 21 was heartbroken when her aunt was recently diagnosed with polycythaemia vera (PV). Kayleigh decided that she wanted to support her aunt as much as possible and has started her MPN Voice Fundraising journey taking part in the WAR Obstacle race, which featured slides, tunnels, rope climbs, mud and…
17 July 2014 Paddy ran the Silverstone Half Marathon for his partner Karen. He says ‘My training was a mission in itself, I am an evening runner and usually train ‘point to point’ as opposed to circuits. Paddy raised over £500
17 July 2014 In 2013 Michelle was diagnosed with a liver disease caused by an underlying myeloproliferative neoplasm, polycythaemia vera (PV Michelle ran the Adidas Silverstone Half Marathon and London BUPA 10k on behalf of MPN Voice, in the hope of raising lots of pennies for wonderful trials … and maybe one day, a…
30 April 2014 John was diagnosed with ET in 2011 and decided in 2014 to try and get more active by training for The St Albans Half Marathon which he completed last June. Never one to do things by halves, when he heard that there was an opportunity to enter the London Marathon and…
26 April 2014 Giovanni was one of the many supporters who contacted the MPN Voice Fundraising Team to apply for one of our guaranteed London Marathon places. Unfortunately he wasn’t successful, but that wasn’t going to stop him, he applied through MPN Voice’s affiliated Charity, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity, for one of their…