Back foot forward Run for Sean - Help Sean learn to run again by sponsoring Hamish to run his first Marathon

Sean is a 15 yr old boy who has lost his leg due to bone cancer. He needs your help to defy the odds in his battle with two rare disorders.

Hamish is a 48 year old father of one of Sean's mates, who has a goal of running a Marathon before he is 50.

Sean's brave battle against Bone cancer:

Sean is an amazing 15 year old Kiwi battler, who lives with his mum and two sisters. In 2014 he had a rotation-plasty a complex procedure where his knee and most of his femur were removed and his ankle and tibia were rotated and reattached with his foot facing backwards (the "Back Foot"). As well as bone cancer Sean has Fanconii Anemia,a condition which exacerbates the toxicity of chemotherapy and limits Sean's survival odds. Over the past 5 years Sean has undergone countless procedures,hours of rehabilitation and three major surgeries. Defiantly Sean has survived 9 months of gruelling high-dose chemotherapy. Last year the leg was amputated,in a van ness procedure. His foot now faces backwards and acts as his new knee. Whilst dealing with this life threatening disease is awful ,the horrendous social circumstances have been worse. Due to a change in family dynamics Sean has only his mum and two sisters to support him through his ordeal. As a single parent family, with mum constantly by Sean's side ,and no other support ,the financial impact on this family has been devastating,not to mention the emotional toll. They have lost almost everything including their family home.

Still believing that he can defy the odds they want to do everything possible , to get Sean back to a healthy fully functioning life.This involves many medical, nutritional and travel costs. Sean has a dream/bucket list he hopes to achieve, including being able to run again.With your help we can defy the odds and make those dreams come true.

Hamish's goal of running a Marathon:

While training for the past six months Hamish has had to overcome a number of setbacks. When he stands on the starting line on 20th December to run the Chiang Mai Marathon he will be facing his biggest sporting battle, even so, he believes the challenge to complete the 42km course pales into insignificance compared to the battles and challenges that Sean has overcome in the last 5 years.

The reasons Hamish is raising funds are:

1.To Cover Treatment and travel costs so that Sean can get well and fully functioning and keep defying the odds .

2. To have sufficient funds to purchase special prosthesis or equipment to enable Sean to do the things he loves , running, cycling, skiing and tramping again .

3. To help restore some quality life. Help Sean achieve his dreams.

4. Sean's family have suffered severe financial hardship since his diagnosis . They NEED your help to give Sean the best chance of beating his prognosis