25/5/2018 0 Comments A Cause Close to Our HeartFran's Supertramp Sponsorship TrekThere isn't anyone you know unaffected by the Big C, whether relative, friend, neighbour or colleague. It's rife and ridiculously ubiquitous.
Yet I was stunned when I bumped into my mate Ben and he told me he wasn't so well. He told me it was a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma – Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma to be precise, an extremely rare type that usually tends to affect the elderly. Ben had ony just turned 40. Being the laidback guy he is he didn't have an ounce of self pity and he told me in practical terms about his days getting treatment like he'd just been swimming. But yes, you could tell he'd really been to some type of next down level hell. Since then he's been in remission, but still had to go back for yet another stem cell transplant. If you're based in Kemptown, you'll know Ben Albertson, apart from being the tall New Zealander who has cooked for the stars, he runs the exquisite Egg and Spoon family café with his lovely wife and partner Fran Soler. Being such an affable and friendly chap it's no surprise then that his current circumstances have inspired Fran and her self-styled 'supertramp' girlfriends to rally round to raise money for the hospital helping him with his recovery, the world-leading Royal Marsden in Chelsea. The sponsorship target was only £500 but they've since smashed it by a monumental 800% to soar past £4,000. As Fran gratefully explains: "People have been so generous - it’s one of those causes that unfortunately affects everyone in one way or another." So tomorrow is the day Fran and her gang of supertramps finally get to do the 26 miles across the South Downs for the Trekathon 2018. If you fancy sponsoring her and this incredibly worthy and productive cause for the amazing work done at Royal Marsden work please click right here to their sponsorship page. Good luck girls! JW
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