Rob Jones has swapped running for rowing to raise hundreds of pounds for Bright Red. The Royal Grammar School student, Rob Jones, set himself the challenge of rowing 33km ( 20.5 miles) in support of Bright Red. “Bright Red is an important charity to me because of...
“It was October 2019 and I was recovering from a hysterectomy - but my pug Charlie always had to steal my thunder. When I was in bed recuperating, so was he. He was sick and then diagnosed with H.E. This is an immune-mediated hemolytic anaemia,...
And what would it look like if you had seen one? My brother Jonny asked all of his friend's children if they could imagine what a wolf pig would look like. All of the kids drew interpretations of what it may look like. But none of...
A young entrepreneur is enjoying soaring demand from sweet-toothed northeasterners for her fast-growing confectionery business. Anna Madderson launched Daisy’s Daily Delights last April amid a surge in local delivery services in the first lockdown and the closure of non-essential shops. The company, which hand delivers sweet treats...
A year-long fundraiser by staff from North East property and energy firm, The Banks Group has raised an amazing £14,500 for Bright Red. Bright Red was nominated by David Wilson, a member of Banks Group ICT team, who has experienced first-hand the support that we provide....
It’s estimated that 1 in 2 of us will get cancer. But it’s not something that you necessarily think about – not until it affects you personally. Unfortunately, Mark Thompson observed his wife’s battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma in 1988. Now that she’s in remission, her experiences...
Nothing is like your relationship with your brother: you will tease each other endlessly, but in a heartbeat you’d donate your stem cells or, even, run a marathon for them. My brother, Jonny was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) on the 25th of October 2019....
Chairman Mark Thompson first became close to Bright Red many years ago when his wife suffered from Hodgkin's lymphoma. Since his initial involvement, he has shaped Bright Red - from its infancy as a small regional charity, to what it is today. Mark Thompson says: “I...
“People would always ask: ‘what is it like to have a stem cell transplant?’ I would say the first one is like climbing Roseberry Topping in Middlesbrough - a hill that's challenging if you go up the hard route. The second transplant would be like climbing...
PART TWO: You may remember last week’s spotlight about Dave Whittaker and his cancer journey. We wanted to celebrate his amazing support for Bright Red and thank him for his charitable achievements. In 2013, Dave was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia and went into remission later that...