Emplas sales director Jody Vincent will take on the London Marathon to thank Great Ormond Street Hospital for the delivery of life-saving treatment of his daughter Summer.

Summer, now 11 was only three-months old when she was diagnosed with a rare tumour growing from her jugular vein, one of only three known cases in medical history

Summer underwent surgery at Glenfield Hospital, Leicestershire, to remove the tumour, which had wrapped itself around her other organs. This included open-heart surgery to ‘harvest’ her pericardium (the lining of the heart), which was used to reform the section of her jugular vein taken out in the operation to remove the tumour.

Jody, who now also has a second daughter with wife Louise, Amber, age five, aims to raise £2,000 from the October run.

He said: “Glenfield Hospital did the initial operation but her ongoing care has been delivered by Great Ormond Street, and that’s who I’m running for in October.”

Summer, who is now a county champion gymnast, has undergone regular checks and MRI scans at Great Ormond Street since the age of four.

He continued, “At the start we were going every few weeks, then every few months and we now go annually just before Christmas and tie-it in with a trip to Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park, so there’s something in it for Summer.

“Every time we go the support that we get has been incredible.”

Jody also completed a charity cycle ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats in 2012, again in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital.

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/jodyvincent2022?utm_medium=qrcode&utm_source=offline&utm_term=0a8df6007

www.emplas.co.uk 

 john@lascoprandmarketing.co.uk 

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