Collected
9.705€
To benefit
Raise money and find donors for stem cell transplants
Once upon a time cancer nearly robbed me of my life. Only a stem cell transplant stopped a small corner of the Nuestra Señora de la Alm...
Collected
9.705€
Goal
15.000€
Donations
136
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Once upon a time cancer nearly robbed me of my life. Only a stem cell transplant stopped a small corner of the Nuestra Señora de la Almudena cemetery in Madrid becoming ´forever England´.
A stem cell transplant (similar to a bone marrow transplant) is basically a premise for high-intensity chemotherapy: debilitating and foul treatment for up to a month in an isolation unit.
Nonetheless, aside from the obvious life-saving potential, I actually received a stroke of remarkable good fortune: I was one of the lucky few who didn´t require a donor.
Most patients do and whilst sometimes a family member matches, often they do not. In such circumstances the odds are against finding a match, leaving the patient with little chance of cure. Despite being a proceedure pioneered in the 1960s, there are still a woeful lack of donors.
Please help me support other patients receive the treatment that saved my life, but that is denied to them simply because their cancer type requires a donor.
Sponsor me to run a half marathon in Almería on Saturday 11 July and all funds raised will go to the Fundación Josep Carreras, whose tireless work is dedicated to maintaining and growing a database of donors.
You can also join a donor database. Registering is easy, and you only actually donate if they find a match. For those of you in Spain, if you are aged between 18 and 55 then you are eligible, find more information on the Fundación´s webpage:
https://www.fcarreras.org/es/colabora_422467?gclid=CInkwtSrtcUCFevItAodfXAA7g
Those in the UK, you have to be aged between 18 and 30, speak to the Anthony Nolan Trust and they will send you a ´spit kit´ by post:
http://www.anthonynolan.org/
The life you save could be someone dear to us all, so dig deep into those pockets and encourage all your friends to register as donors.
La Fundación Josep Carreras lucha contra la leucemia a través de 4 grandes áreas de actividad: la búsqueda de donantes voluntarios de médula ósea para pacientes que no disponen de un donante entre sus familiares; la investigación científica; el apoyo para la mejora de las infraestructuras hospitalarias y los servicios sociales a pacientes.
Donators (136)
Andy & Jess
200€
3,608 days ago
Roman
70€
3,655 days ago
Chris
140€
3,674 days ago
Sam
100€
3,683 days ago
Andy & Jess
10€
3,702 days ago
David
50€
3,707 days ago
Karolina
30€
3,747 days ago
Ashley
20€
3,749 days ago
Andy & Jess
60€
3,754 days ago
Anonymous
15€
3,755 days ago
Anonymous
15€
3,760 days ago
Robin
30€
3,760 days ago
Anonymous
30€
3,761 days ago
Peter
25€
3,762 days ago
Stuart
200€
3,763 days ago
wares
100€
3,764 days ago
Sinead
50€
3,765 days ago
Anonymous
250€
3,765 days ago
Chris
50€
3,765 days ago
Chris
35€
3,765 days ago
Anonymous
30€
3,765 days ago
Staff
56€
3,766 days ago
Anonymous
20€
3,766 days ago
Mr
10€
3,767 days ago
Patrick
20€
3,767 days ago
Nabeel
50€
3,768 days ago
Jignasa
30€
3,768 days ago
Alistair
25€
3,769 days ago
306424891
100€
3,769 days ago
Max
100€
3,769 days ago
Liza
20€
3,769 days ago
Janet
28€
3,770 days ago
Hunt
150€
3,770 days ago
Jose
20€
3,770 days ago
Cindy
50€
3,770 days ago
Justin
100€
3,771 days ago
mr
30€
3,771 days ago
Laura
30€
3,771 days ago
Julia
50€
3,772 days ago
Ritz
50€
3,772 days ago
Mark
50€
3,773 days ago
Huibert
50€
3,774 days ago
Anonymous
30€
3,775 days ago
John Renwick
30€
3,775 days ago
Andy & Jess
25€
3,776 days ago
Andy & Jess
140€
3,776 days ago
Javier
200€
3,778 days ago
Emily
30€
3,781 days ago
Nick
50€
3,781 days ago
Sofia
100€
3,783 days ago
Comments (85)
Sam
Good luck with your fundraising!
David
Roman.
Thank you for organizing this and congratulations on the running.
see you soon I'm sure in one of those murky Amadeus corridors...
Karolina
A belated congrats!!!
Ashley
Amazing achievement
Andy & Jess
Love Gemma and Ed
Robin
Well done Roman, great achievement for a great cause
Stuart
Well done Roman!
wares
Well done my old china. xx
Sinead
mucho ánimo
Chris
Funds raised from Amadeus employees buying roasted vegetable salad cooked by Roman
Patrick
well done and best wishes Roman
Nabeel
Proud of you Roman, we'll run together soon :) xx
Jignasa
Good luck with the marathon Roman! Very proud of you! Jignasa x
Alistair
Go Roman!
306424891
Dear Roman, So pleased to hear of your steady progress and now a real affirmation of that by being up to attempting this half-marathon.
All the best,
Rory.
Max
Good luck big man, incredible that your even considering this! Wish I could have a beer with at the finish line.
Janet
Roman, we know what it takes to run a half marathon/marathon when you are as fit as our son, so all credit to you and your doctors that you are up for this now.
David & Wen
Hunt
Good luck Roman. You proved your courage over the last two years but a half marathon in Spain in July - not sure if that's brave or foolish!!
Cindy
Congratulations on your recovery.... and good luck with the run.
mr
Congratulations Roman
Laura
Go Roman! Good luck in the Almeria heat!
Julia
Best of luck Roman. Really admire what you're doing!
Ritz
Good luck Roman. XX Val & John Ritz
Mark
Fabulous achievement Roman! Go for it :)
Huibert
Good luck!
Andy & Jess
good luck from Paola and Giles
Emily
Good luck Roman! xxx
Nick
Well done Roman. Good luck!
Adam
Roman
I am so pleased that you have recovered and that you have taken it upon yourself to do this brilliant thing. Hope that the training is going well and good luck!
Adam
Debra
Happy to help a wonderful cause and a wonderful person. Go Roman!
Roman
On behalf of all the ´Caring Bakers´ at Amadeus who raised 725 euros by selling delicious cakes in the Amadeus offices on Tuesday.
Ana
You are a very good example and this is such a good initiative!
Karl Julian
All the best. After what you've gone through this will be like a walk in the park. Start slowly and don't forget to keep well hydrated during the race ;-)
Marilyn
Well done on the great work you are doing!
Besos,
Marilyn and Alon
Thomas
The very best of luck Roman
Marcos
Mucha suerte Roman!
Roman
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Ilya
Massively impressed by your efforts mate, well done! Good luck on July 11th!
anne
Good luck Roman. Love from Nan and Jon xxx
Yan
:)
NIcolas
Go for it Roman!
Martin
Best of Luck!!!! Enjoy.
Gemma
Good luck Roman and well done for all your hard work to help others. Very proud, love from Gemma and Ed xxx
Will
Fantasic cause! Run well Roman! Will, Jen and Grace Ford
julie
Good luck Roman, from all of the Tyrie's.
Alan Jamie
Good work Roman.
Elena
Animo Roman! Enhorabuena por la iniciativa
SAMINA
Super Roman!!
Roman
For health! Love Ludmilla & Tamara
Kristyna
Good luck Roman!! :)
Finn
Good luck Ro! Beat cancer and then decide to do a marathon in SUMMER in what is basically a desert!
lynda
GOOD LUCK ROMAN
with loads of love Lynda, Peter, Jake & Bertie xxxx
Diane Lillian
Go Roman! and run for Marta too!
Laura
Romo - Hugely inpsirational. You no doubt will 'kick butt' during the run. So happy that you are well enough to help others now. God bless. Laura x
Juan Carlos
Mucho ánimo y espero que podáis conseguir toda esa cantidad de dinero y mucho más.Ojalá llegue pronto el día en que todo esto sea innecesario y la lucha contra todo tipo de cáncer sea parte del pasado,que todo ésto no dependa de causas privadas ni de los intereses de las empresas farmaceuticas.Un abrazo enorme y gracias.
Elena
Thanks Roman for doing this! Well done to you on your 1st anniversary.
daniel
Roman, wish you all the Best,abrazos
Stephen
Good luck Roman! You have already proven anything is possible!
Un abrazo fuerte!
Koen
Good luck Roman! Great initiative
Sarah
A half marathon in Almeria in July... bloody hell Roman! Best of luck xx
Fionnula
A great cause and glad to be able to help! Best of luck running in Almeria in July!!! I hope it's an early morning start!
Christopher
Run Roman, run like the wind.
I hope you reach your fundraising goal AND beat the clock!
Aneta
Good luck Roman!
Jacobo
What a great cause! Wish you all the best running a half marathon in Almeria in July! Good Luck!
Giles
Good luck!
Liza
Hey ho let's go! Roman, you are a champion!
Gabriela
Es una excelente idea! Tienes todo mi apoyo!
Louise
Run like the wind! Best of luck, Roman. Louise, Cam and George x
Malek
Go Roman Go!!! Life is short so let's make the best of it and share it with people that are worth it. Con todo mi cariño, malek
Giada
Dear Roman, all the best for the race in July. More than happy to add my little "grano de apoyo" for this worthwhile cause. You've come a long way since last year, keep up the good spirits old chap!
Giada xxx
alan
nice one Geezer you "almost" look as handsome as Bruce Willis
Janet
Giving life to others; no better cause.
Keep on with the training, Roman, and we will support you all we can.
Love, Dad & Janet
Lily
good luck Roman! we are so proud of you. love you x
anne
Thank god for stem cells. Hope you raise lots of money and awareness to help save more lives. Mum and Neil X