Terminally ill Steven's charity trip

A terminally ill Wishaw dad and his wife are set to embark on a road trip of over 4,000 miles from Lanarkshire to Portugal to raise funds for a charity close to their hearts.

- ISLA STORIE

Steven Cross, 57, and his wife Lorraine, 51, have visited the town of Alvor, which they call their “happy place”, every year since celebrating their honeymoon there in 2007. However, this year’s trip carries extra meaning, after Steven was diagnosed with cancer last October, and initially given just three to four months to live.

However, he says he is “still standing” due to his treatment, and now wants to give something back to the people who have been there for him throughout the journey.

The couple, from Wishaw, received support from the Maggie's Lanarkshire centre at Monklands Hospital, and decided to turn a trip they were already planning into a fundraiser for the charity, which helps people across the UK live well with cancer.

They left from the centre in Airdrie on Friday, June 20, following a heartfelt send-off from Maggie's staff, representatives from NHS Lanarkshire and Neil Gray MSP’s office, and their two daughters, Amiee, 21, and Kayleigh, 19.