Cancer changed the direction of my life. This campaign is what I decided to do with the second chance I was given.
At 35, I was diagnosed with melanoma. At almost exactly the same time, my wife and I discovered we were expecting our first child, Alfie. What should have been one of the happiest chapters of our lives suddenly carried fear and uncertainty too.
Surgery showed the melanoma had not spread. But scans also found a cyst on my kidney. It was monitored for three years before a biopsy confirmed kidney cancer. I later underwent surgery to remove part of my kidney.
A diagnosis at 35 changed everything — just as our family was beginning a new chapter.
The kidney finding remained under surveillance, with scans becoming part of normal life.
A biopsy confirmed kidney cancer and I underwent a partial nephrectomy.
Recent scans showed no sign of recurrence or metastasis, and genetic testing found no cancer-related hereditary mutations. Relief doesn't erase the journey; it gives me even more reason to use it for something positive.
In October 2027 I'm heading to South Australia to face Great White Sharks at the Neptune Islands — raising £20,000 for four cancer charities along the way.
