Beccy Cunningham will run the Birmingham Great Run in memory of her dad

Beccy Cunningham will take on the Birmingham Great Run this year, in memory of her Dad, James Cunningham, who very tragically passed away in 2016 after a battle with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML).

Beccy will be taking on the half marathon, and running a total of 21km, or 12.1 miles in May this year, and will be joining as part of Team CL for the Co”RUN”ation, which will see the largest team CL at the Birmingham Great Run ever.

Beccy’s dad, James, was treated at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham in 2016, and was treated by Professor Charlie Craddock before he unfortunately passed away.
Her dad was treated by research nurse Donna Walsh, who’s position was funded by the charity.

“I’m running this half marathon in my dad’s memory. I lost him in July 2016, he had AML.
The guys at CL were so amazing with dad. His nurse Donna Walsh at the haematology unit at Birmingham Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Professor Charlie Cradock and the whole team at Cure Leukaemia were all brilliant, and my dad held them all in very high regard.
He sure left a lasting impression with those people he met.
He left a huge void that can never be filled. After losing dad, I have battled through mental health with more lows than I care to remember.
Now almost 7 years have passed, it hasn’t gotten easier, but I’ve learnt to live without him.”