East Lancs brother hopes to raise cash at cricket match as thank-you to donor trust

East Lancs brother hopes to raise cash at cricket match as thank-you to donor trust

4:20pm Tuesday 5th August 2014 in News By Katie Mercer, Reporter

THE brother of an ex-Barnoldswick cricketer has organised a charity cricket tournament to raise money for the trust that has enabled his brother to have two stem cell transplants.

Dave Scothern says that he and his wife, Andrea, decided that they wanted to say thank-you to the Antony Nolan Trust, a charity that finds suitable donors for people suffering from blood cancer.

Daves brother, Ian Scothern, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma a type of bone marrow cancer eight years ago.

The Anthony Nolan trust offered Ian a donor match and he underwent a stem cell transplant 2007.

Dave said: They are a really fantastic charity and we just wanted to do something to help them.

The trust says that at the moment, they are only finding donors for around half of the people who need them so we want to help them in their good work and find more.

My brother did well after his first stem cell transplant but now hes in a position where he needs another one and the charity has been able to help again which is just fantastic.

Ian, 48, a dad of two, will travel to Leeds General Infirmary in September for his latest treatment.

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East Lancs brother hopes to raise cash at cricket match as thank-you to donor trust