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| 'I organised a charity bike ride - without a bike' | |
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| Callum said Eliyah was "sassy" and talkative | Callum said Eliyah was "sassy" and talkative |
| A man organised an 85-mile charity bike ride for his niece - before remembering he did not actually own a bicycle. | A man organised an 85-mile charity bike ride for his niece - before remembering he did not actually own a bicycle. |
| Callum said the idea was "pulled out of nowhere" because he was so keen to help raise funds for his niece. | Callum said the idea was "pulled out of nowhere" because he was so keen to help raise funds for his niece. |
| Four-year-old Eliyah, from Nottingham, was diagnosed with leukaemia on 28 April in what her family describe as a "massive shock". | Four-year-old Eliyah, from Nottingham, was diagnosed with leukaemia on 28 April in what her family describe as a "massive shock". |
| After buying a second-hand bike from social media, Callum admitted his main training for the ride, from the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham to Skegness in Lincolnshire on 1 August, was commuting to his job in Derby. | |
| Eliyah's diagnosis came "almost overnight", according to Callum | |
| The 28-year-old, from Sandiacre in Derbyshire, said: "She is the sassiest, most talkative four-year-old you could imagine. You can hold a conversation with her for 10 minutes and she won't stop talking and talking. | |
| "She was into her horses and into her dancing. She was always on the go but then the diagnosis came almost overnight." | "She was into her horses and into her dancing. She was always on the go but then the diagnosis came almost overnight." |
| Other members of the family began to suggest fundraising ideas so Callum wanted to join in. | Other members of the family began to suggest fundraising ideas so Callum wanted to join in. |
| "I just pulled the idea out of nowhere and everyone really went for it," he said. | "I just pulled the idea out of nowhere and everyone really went for it," he said. |
| "Then I realised I didn't actually own a bike, so I had to go social media and buy one second-hand. Hopefully it will do the job. | "Then I realised I didn't actually own a bike, so I had to go social media and buy one second-hand. Hopefully it will do the job. |
| "I work in Derby so going there from home is the main training and that's going OK but the heat doesn't make it easy." | "I work in Derby so going there from home is the main training and that's going OK but the heat doesn't make it easy." |
| Kelly, Eliyah's grandmother, said support from the family had been "amazing" | |
| Eliyah's grandmother Kelly, 45, from Wollaton in Nottingham, said the diagnosis came out of the blue after she became lethargic and had nose bleeds. | |
| "You just don't expect it," she said. "You just don't expect to be told that your four-year-old granddaughter has got cancer, it was a massive shock. | "You just don't expect it," she said. "You just don't expect to be told that your four-year-old granddaughter has got cancer, it was a massive shock. |
| "But we've had amazing support, the community has really come forward, we've had so many people offer support and this is so important. | "But we've had amazing support, the community has really come forward, we've had so many people offer support and this is so important. |
| "She's just started a new chemotherapy treatment as part of her two-year programme but hopefully she'll soon be back to the sassy girl we know." | "She's just started a new chemotherapy treatment as part of her two-year programme but hopefully she'll soon be back to the sassy girl we know." |
| Callum said the original idea was "just me and the road" but he was being joined by a friend and the family had organised a welcoming party. | |
| He said: "What would be really great is if Eliyah could be there herself - that's what would really make it extra special." | He said: "What would be really great is if Eliyah could be there herself - that's what would really make it extra special." |
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