Terminal cancer was initially given months of an old triathlet mixed with long COVID.
Olivia Knowles from Blackpool realized that it was not “right” while competing in the Half Ironman World Championship in Finland’s Lahti in August 2023.
Two miles swimming and 56 miles cycle went smoothly, but ” [she] Normally, “13 miles (20 km) would run to the end line.
The 33 -year -old child went to a private doctor in November 2023 and was said to be “long Covid” before the days of excessive toothache days and then started the diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
He said that he had received a stem cell transplant in December after a series of relapses and months of treatment last year and was declared without cancer.
However, only a week later, at the beginning of this year, Ms. Knowles was given “bitter” news that leukemia returned.
The owner of the hairdresser salon with 100 miles bicycle rides and 15 miles running before the diagnosis before his diagnosis, walked 20 miles around Fairhaven Lake on March 16 and to collect money for clinical research at King’s College Hospital.
He said that any donation has not seen any “solid development” in treatment for 50 years.
“I always thought that relapse would be a real possibility, but frankly, I didn’t expect it to be very soon,” he said.
“Now all I really miss will work and training. This is what I want – just my normal day and my normal routine.
“It may seem weird for some people, but I would like to run the dog and go to work more than anything.”
Aml explained: “Even if there is a stain, he’s just being reborn.
“And basically resistant cells, previous chemotherapy escaping and resisting cells.”
Ms. Knowles’ adviser at the Blackpool Victoria Hospital gave three options – despite recurring, to take a transplant, to participate in a clinical research or “do nothing”.
In November, a new CAR-T treatment was given to Olivia after various unsuccessful studies-immunotherapy that genetically changes a patient’s T cells to attack cancer.
Stem cell transplantation was followed by the treatment at King’s College Hospital in London.
“The first bone marrow findings were perfect,” he said.
“There was no sign of disease. At first it was a really positive result.”
Last month, it was re -accepted with intestinal problems, which had a common side effect of stem cell transplants, but blood tests “active disease”.
Ms. Nowles said it was “blind” with the recurrence of her advisor, because the transplant went very well.
Together with his mother Susan and his father Stephen, a marathon around Fairhaven Lake decided to walk “a little enthusiasm” to collect money for the clinical research team in King’s.
The former triathlet had to stop after 20 miles, but still collected more than £ more than £.
He hopes that the money will contribute to “solid developments” by saying that the team in King’s “Car-T treatment for AML” is at the top of something perfect “.
He said, “It gives you some more hope for them to have something that can help treat children,” he said.
