A mum on a fundraising mission for the ward which saved son's life after he was recognized with an aggressive type of most cancers has raised greater than £1500 - with slightly assist from her associates.
Sharlene Cannon - together with friends Rosemary Davidson, Sandra Garry, Anne Barr and Danielle McKendrick - accomplished the 22.6 mile Kiltwalk final weekend after her 11-year-old son, Mark, was recognized with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia final August.
The money raised will go to the Schiehallion ward of the Queen Elizabeth College Hospital in Glasgow the place Mark spent six lengthy months battling most cancers.
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It'll assist fund specialised pumps that distribute life-saving most cancers remedy.
Mark - generally known as 'Wee Mark' - is now in remission from leukaemia and Sharlene desires to assist in giving different children the present of life.
And Sharlene is delighted that the Kiltwalk has raised a lot for a trigger so near all her household's coronary heart.
"It was a improbable day with a wonderful ambiance," she advised Lanarkshire Reside.
"The Crimson Sizzling Chilli pipers had been on the stage and it was only a very joyful expertise with everybody elevating cash for the great of others. I've to say it was fairly humbling actually.
"Do not get me incorrect we had been all drained the following day and I wasn't in a position to bend down - but it surely was value it. The cash raised will make such a distinction.
"Anne and Rosemary raised an additional £100 on our web page so we're sitting at £1629.
"It could be sensible if we attain £2000 as philanthropist, Sir Tom Hunter, provides 50 per cent. The Kiltwalk fundraising platform is underwritten by The Hunter Basis."
The Strathaven schoolboy pulled via towards all the percentages after a sequence of main issues together with sepsis, a number of seizures and even sight loss.
This impressed soccer stars like Cristiano Ronaldo, his hero Phil Jones and Jesse Lingard to ship him private messages of help at his darkest hours.
He has just lately been again within the Schiehallion ward after a bout of infections however he's now again residence.
Sharlene added: "Wee Mark is such an inspiration to us all - he has discovered find out how to stroll once more as he was in a wheelchair full-time.
"He's referred to as the 'little engine' due to his can-do angle and has an additional two and a half years of remedy forward.
"Most cancers now impacts one in 4 folks - in your lifetime you'll personally be affected in some type by this most devastating of diseases.
"The Schiehallion treats youngsters not simply from throughout Scotland however the entire of the UK because of the fame of their fabulous workers and any help we obtain will make an enormous distinction to a baby combating for his or her capability to reside and develop outdated."
The fundraising web page remains to be open for folks to donate.
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