Team McGuigan

I was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia in 1999 and was fortunate to receive a bone marrow transplant from my brother Jamie in 2000. This was, for my family and I, better than winning the lottery!

During my hospital stay doctors, nurses and other associated staff we incredibly understanding and highly supportive. It was seeing the dedication of staff and how hard they worked for others that spurred Team McGuigan on to help in any way they could, so the first sponsored cycle event was an ideal opportunity for us to start raising funds!

We encourage others to come along to events such as Cycle Glasgow where they can enjoy a fun day out and raise funds at the same time.

We entered the first sponsored cycle in 2003 and have returned year on year. To date we have raised £41,495 in sponsorship, a great total I am sure you will agree. I am delighted that in recognition of this fabulous amount, Glasgow University have named a student scholarship "The Team McGuigan Summer Scholarship". My family and I were introduced to the students in July 2010 to find out how our sponsorship money was used to resource their project work. We all found the visit very impressive. The students hard work and dedication was amazing, it was great to see their presentations and have a look around the labs. I hope other families have the opportunity of the same visit.

With the help, support and dedication of hospital staff and my family, I continue to keep well.