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Crystal Palace supporter Geoff Hill did not know he had leukaemia when visiting Selhurst Park in 2017. Here, in his own words, he tells the story from a unique home match and through a four-year battle.
The day my life changed forever began relatively normally. I say ‘relatively’ because I went for a routine blood test on my way to the office. The following series of events led to a diagnosis which cost me my health, the job I loved and my ability to make plans for the future. I am still dreaming of a way out.
It was 2017 and I was the editor of ITV News, in charge of our daily TV programmes and online content. It seems like a lifetime ago now but it was an extraordinarily busy news year, with terror attacks in Manchester and Borough Market, the snap General Election and the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower. We were constantly breaking in to ITV’s schedule with major news events. I survived on adrenalin, until I started to feel unwe
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Monday, 24th May 2021, 12:38 pm
They re off - the five day 340 mile Tour O Booths cycle ride set off from Booths head office in Ribbleton, Preston, this morning.
In total 16 cyclists joined the ride today, ready to pedal on whatever the weather, in aid of Cure Leukaemia.
The Booths grocery store chain has set a target of £30,000, but hopes to raise much more during the tour, which will take in all 27 Booths stores in Lancashire, Cumbria Yorkshire and Cheshire and includes a stop at Manchester s Christie Hospital. The company s distribution centre and manufacturing site in Preston were also included in today s tour.