Skin cancer patient Sue Winwood has raised an incredibly £1,040 to support the QEHB Fighting Skin Cancer appeal at the hospital by holding a darts night.

Sue is a patient at the hospital, and has received immunotherapy treatment which is part of a skin cancer trial which was funded by QEHB Charity. Sue is no stranger to fundraising, having taken part in the stairathon in 2018 which raised £4,460.

Speaking of the difference that the trial has made, Sue said: “I was given two months to live, and the doctors decided to put me onto the immunotherapy trial to see if it would make a difference. Well that was three years ago now. I’ve still got terminal cancer, but the immunotherapy trial has given me three years of life that I would not have had without it.”

Sue decided to hold a fundraiser at her local pub, the Dog Inn in Water Orton alongside her partner Dave. Sue said: “The support from the pub has been fantastic, I’d like to say a special thanks to Steve and the whole of the darts team for being so supportive. I’m delighted to have been able to raise so much money for a worthy cause.”

Sophie Carroll, Senior Fundraiser at QEHB Charity, said: “Our thanks go to Sue and to everyone who helped to raise such a fantastic amount of money from the evening. Sue knows the incredible difference that can be made with donations to the Charity’s skin cancer appeal, and it is great that she is giving back to the department that has given her years of lie that she didn’t think she would have.”

You can find out more about how QEHB Charity supports skin cancer patients here.

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