Man to run London Marathon on crutches after beating bone cancer

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A man who was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer is aiming to complete the London Marathon to show others that ‘anything is possible.’ 💪

Adam Lever was 18 when he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, an aggressive form of bone cancer most often seen in children and young adults.

Adam, who’s now 30 and is from Nottingham, said: ‘I want to inspire current and former bone cancer patients and promote the belief that anything is possible. ‘However, 10 years on, I found myself reflecting on the process I went through, in 2012, to relearn how to walk.London Marathon runners crossing Tower Bridge last year

‘Two sticks of metal were pivotal in helping me to walk again and they will be essential this time too. I simply would not be able to complete a marathon distance without them.’

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