A 56-year-old piano teacher from Accrington, is gearing up to participate in a marathon after battling a form of cancer. David Battersby will be running the Windemere Marathon on Saturday May 18, to raise funds for The Christie Charity. David, who now lives in Milnthorpe in South Cumbria, was diagnosed with refractory Acute Myeloid Leukaemia back in 2005. This form of Leukaemia is a type of blood cancer that starts from young white blood cells in the bone marrow.
“The chances of my making a long-term recovery were very small but as the days, months and eventually years went by, with the amazing care and help and guidance of everyone on the haematology unit, I am still here and living a full life!” Inspired by his own experience, David wanted to give back to the hospital that played a pivotal role in his recovery.