When I was six, I was diagnosed as having leukaemia. That was in April 2005. I underwent medical treatment to cure the cancer from then until September 2008.

Now that I have finished my treatment, in appreciation of the work being done by the medical staff at Alder Hey and Leighton Hospitals and to benefit future leukaemia sufferers, me and my supporters are planning to raise funds by attempting the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge. This is a 25 mile walk to be completed in 12 hours, climbing Pen-Y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough, a total climb of 5200 feet. I'm being joined by my friends and relatives.

Leukaemia is the most common form of cancer in children. It is a blood cancer that affects the white blood cells, a vital part of our immune system that fights infection.

Around 450 children are diagnosed with leukaemia in the UK every year. Leukaemia tends to develop in children between the ages of two and four. But children of any age can develop this blood cancer.

Most children with leukaemia are diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). I was diagnosed with ALL, the treatment of which can include chemotherapy, steroids, radiotherapy, and other intensive treatments. Treatments are being developed all the time and some have been changed even since I had to have them, so that more children survive.

All the research has to be funded and we want to help with this.

Jamie's Walkers are covering all their own costs. Every penny raised (and the Gift Aid) will go directly to Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research.

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