Charity Champion or Volunteer of the Year nomination – the family of Adam Priestman

Charity Champion or Volunteer of the Year nomination – the family of Adam Priestman

The family and friends of a cancer patient donated more than £3,000 to the departments of the Royal Stoke University Hospital that cared for him.

Adam Priestman was 54 when he sadly passed away last year after a five-year battle with lung cancer.

The funds, which were raised through funeral donations and Adam’s goddaughter Beth Woolley running the Chatsworth 10k, were split between the Royal Stoke’s Cancer and Stroke Centres.

Beth said: “Uncle Ad courageously fought lung cancer for the past five years and attended appointments for treatment at the University Hospitals of North Midlands where he received incredible care.

“He was an inspirational, funny and much-loved son, husband, dad, brother, uncle and friend. Thank you so much to everybody for all your support.”

Adam’s wife, Emma, and his son Joe, who recently completed a placement on the Critical Care Unit, visited the Royal Stoke to hand over their cheques.

Staff at the Royal Stoke have nominated the family in the Charity Champion or Volunteer of the Year category of the Your Heroes Awards.