Tigress Charity Trek
Hull City Ladies are supporting Louie’s fundraiser, supporting Louie’s family who has a close connection with the club
The connection is with our Principal & Community Partners Wolds Engineering with Louie’s Grandmother, Debbie, a valued member of Wolds.
Also Louie’s mum, Daisy, is friends with Hope Knight having played together at school and the Centre of Excellence.
Hull City Ladies FC have organised a Tigress Charity Trek to fundraise for Louie’s Just Giving Page. There will also be bucket collections at today’s game for Louie, any support is much appreciated.
Details On The Walk
Meet From: 9.00AM Humber Bridge Country Park, Hessle HU13 0HB
Walk Starts 9:30AM
Arrive atThe Easy Buy Stadium, Off Pasture Road, Barton Upon Humber, DN18 5RL. 11.30AM/12PM
How To Register?
It’s easy to get involved and register, fill out the form to your right! You will then be sent the sponsorship form by 4PM each working day but can start getting sponsors right away.
FAQ
How Long does it take: Walk is 3.5 miles long, estimated 1hr 30 minutes
Parking: Each participant is responsible for their parking
Travel: If you need travel back over the bridge to the car park after the game please enquire with Alex.Robinson@hullcityladies.com
There is also a 350 bus that goes from Barton to Hull Interchange which is a short walk from The Easy Buy Stadium: More info here
What Do I Need? Appropriate clothing depending on conditions and appropriate footwear
How Do I collect money: You can collect money via cash or card. On Monday 22nd April, money then can be deposited straight to the Just Giving Page via online, alternatively cash payments can be paid on the day into the fundraising bucket at the Easy Buy Stadium
Any other questions: Email Alex.Robinson@hullcityladies.com
Louie Story
“‘We’re raising £100,000 to help 2 year-old Louie beat life-threatening Cancer.
Our 2 year-old son, Louie, was diagnosed with High-risk Neuroblastoma and was given a 50% chance of long-term survival at diagnosis. We are desperate for your help.
Up until 19 months of age, Louie was a happy and healthy little boy. He was very active, he loved playing outside, going to the beach and playground, and loved his food – his favourite was
cottage pie which he would manage to get everywhere! However. in June 2023. Louie had become a little less active. He wasn’t sleeping well and started to refuse to eat. After a number of visits to the GP, we decided to take him to A&E – something wasn’t right – but at that time, we couldn’t imagine how severe things could be. Our world was turned upside down when Louie was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer. The cancer is High-risk Neuroblastoma, and at diagnosis, there was a 50% chance of long-term survival.
Since then, Louie has had so much treatment, he has suffered so much, but has still managed to keep his smile throughout. He has had 8 rounds of Chemotherapy, a 10 hour surgery, high-dose chemotherapy and radiotherapy. He has just started immunotherapy.
Initially, the 17 cm long tumour responded very well to treatment and after initial chemotherapy and surgery in October, the tumour was only 0.5 cm. However, the tumour has not responded to
treatment since then, and remains that size and is still an active tumour.If the tumour is not dead upon completing immunotherapy, there remains only a 50% chance of long-term survival. If Louie enters remission before the end of his treatment, there is still a 35% chance of relapse.
We have been told there is currently no cure available in the UK in the event of
Relapse. We can’t sit and hope for the best – we need to act and we need your help. There is a treatment available in the US which has just been approved by the FDA. Early data suggests this treatment, DFMO, is very effective at helping to treat the cancer and in preventing relapse. We are aiming to raise £100,000 in 5 months to make sure we give Louie the best chance of survival and get him to the US for treatment.
We would really appreciate it if you could spread our story and donate if you can comfortably do so. Thank you.”