My Story

I am excited to share i will be running the AJ Bell Great Birmingham Half Marathon (21km) in 2025 alongside my brothers Curtis & Mitchell and a few friends:

Graham, Paul, Lee, Tom, Phil, Sean & Connor 

I am raising funds for the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Birmingham, a place which i have had the most amazing care over the last couple of years. For those of you who dont know i attended A&E in Doncaster after suffering a neck injury playing rugby. I underwent CT and MRI scans which identified a fractured C2 and lumbar vertebrae.

I was transfered to the specialists at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital at Birmingham where a biopsy was carried out on 12th October which confirmed a diagnosis of Fibrous Dysplasia.  FD is a a benign bone condition in which abnormal fibrous tissue develops in place of normal bone. 

With the C2 fracture still unstable i had surgery on 14th December with Mr S Hughes (Consultant Spinal Surgeon) to fuse my C1 to C3 with metalwork. 

The surgery was a success and they were able to remove parts of the FD and ultimately stabilise the fracture. After months/years of consultations, x-rays and CT scans at the ROH i thought its now time for me to give something back. 

The team at this hospital are amazing and deserve all the recognition they can get. Please donate even a small amount. Every penny counts.