Press release - 5th December 2008
Tom's brave walk
Tom BuckleyYOUNG cancer sufferer Tom Buckley has already overcome steep hills and icy conditions in his bid to complete a coast-to-coast walk he fears he may not finish.
Tom, who was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour in September, is on day five of his mission to trek 180 miles and raise £20,000 for the Christie cancer hospital in Manchester.
Despite missing half a lung and several muscles, as well as having bone replacements, Tom is determined to carry on.
Tom, 23, from Comberbach in Northwich, said: "When I first decided to do this challenge I knew I would find it hard, but I never realised just how much the cancer I have had, and still have, would affect me.
To read Tom's full story in the Manchester Evening News click here
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The Christie in Manchester is one of the leading cancer centres in Europe - registering around 12,500 new patients and treating about 40,000 patients every year.
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