'Giving back to those who saved my life'

LIAM IN REMISSION FROM CANCER

- By DEBORAH HALL

AN east Hull man has just spent 12 hours playing darts, non-stop, for a cause that helped him back on the road to health.

Liam Lovelock, 28, embarked on his darts marathon at The Ravenser pub, in Southcoates Lane, last Saturday (May 17), with the aim of raising funds for, and awareness of, the Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT). Liam raised £400 from the midday to midnight event and his JustGiving appeal page is still open for donations.

In 2023, Liam was diagnosed with stage four Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, and was treated in the TCT’s unit at Castle Hill Hospital. The facilities there are designed for young people aged 16 to 24 and the specialist staff ensure patients are “treated as a young person first, cancer patient second”.

While Liam was older than the age group they usually treat, he explained that if the unit does not have a lot of people using it at the time, they can extend the age group.

Liam said: “I went there after I was first diagnosed. I’ve seen the work they do and the effects they have.