Page 15 - Thrapston Life January 2025

FORCE
FOR
GOOD
Keith Morson
“In 2018, my world changed. I was diagnosed with a rare form of Leukaemia, requiring immediate chemotherapy. This was an enormous shock, however I was determined to find positivity in the situation and decided that raising funds for the Anthony Nolan charity was what I wanted to do, to help others in my situation and those who would unfortunately suffer with blood cancer
in the future.
Anthony Nolan help save the lives of people with all types of blood cancer by finding matches for those who need a life-saving Stem Cell transplant.
London Marathon for Anthony Nolan, which was an amazing experience, although taking up marathon running in my 50’s was a challenge! Part of the fundraising for this event was organising a Pudding Fest whereby for a charity donation entrance fee, all could help themselves to unlimited puddings kindly made by family
Shortly after my chemotherapy in
2018, I organised a charity football
game at Thrapston Venturas FC, where
I had been playing since 1984 and
was still playing. A ‘Legends’ team took on the current Thrapston team. I played alongside
my son and daughter, which was an amazing experience. Over £6,000 was raised through this venture.
I then turned my attention to running the
As well as raising funds for Anthony Nolan, I was keen to raise awareness of the Stem Cell Register, whereby sixteen to thirty-year-olds can volunteer themselves to give life-saving stem cells to anyone worldwide that would
be a suitable match. I organised numerous
I played alongside my son and daughter, which was an amazing experience
and friends. As you can imagine this was a great hit with all! From this,
I raised over £4000 in total for the marathon.
As a Detective Sergeant with Northants Police, I thought that it would be an interesting fundraiser to spend 24 hours in Kettering Custody, locked in a cell! This was a very strange experience, especially when the real occupants started to fill the other cells!
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