Sisters-in-law run marathon for cancer charity

The sisters-in-law have so fair raised over £7,000 for Sarcoma UK

The wife and sister of a man with a rare form of cancer are running the London Marathon in support of a charity that helped him.

After months of feeling unwell, William Woodhouse, from Worcester, was last year diagnosed with Ewings sarcoma, a condition that normally affects children.

His wife, Lucy, and sister Elizabeth Drewitt, have so far raised more than £7,000 for Sarcoma UK, a charity that supports patients and their families.

After a year of treatment at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital followed by major surgery, the 36-year-old is "now doing really well," said Mrs Woodhouse.

Lucy Woodhouse (left) and Elizabeth Drewitt, wife and sister of William Woodhouse

Ms Drewitt added it had been a "very challenging" year.

"Twelve months ago I was in Worcester Royal having my second child and he was down the corridor being diagnosed with a form of cancer," she said.

She said the help and support the family had received from friends and family as well as the charity was "absolutely phenomenal".

Mrs Woodhouse explained the charity had been an "amazing support" to her husband.

"They were on the phone to him every week. If he was worried about anything or just needed someone to talk to - both emotionally and for medical advice - they have been just invaluable," she said.

The pair say the money they raise will go towards funding research and raising awareness of the rare cancer.

"Running a marathon is just a small thing we can do," Mrs Woodhouse said.

As well as her husband's cancer, she herself has recovered from Hodgkin's lymphoma after being diagnosed in 2017.

"So we've had it twice [in the family] unfortunately, but we're going to do it together and it's going to be a brilliant day," added Ms Drewitt.