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A cancer survivor raised more than £ 150,000 to "pay back the NHS" for the bone marrow transplant that saved his life.
Andrew Davies, 20, had just turned 13 when he learned that he was suffering from a rare and aggressive blood cancer called acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
After the successful treatment, he asked a nurse how much it cost and Andrew spent six years increasing the total amount he had donated to the Sheffield Children's Hospital charity on Friday.
Her mother, Alison, said that she knew something was wrong with her young son when he started catching infections and that he was tired in 2012.
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The tests showed that he had the LMA. After three cycles of chemotherapy, Andrew underwent surgery at the Sheffield Children's Hospital in January 2013.
He told Mail Online: "It was absolutely exhausting – getting chemotherapy was horrible. My hair fell, I was bleeding terribly in my nose, I had trouble eating and I lost a lot of weight.
"But it was never something that I wanted to let the best of me."
Three months after the operation, he was back in school and has completely recovered since.
The Sport and Exercise Science student raised money by walking for a charity, selling wristbands in schools, holding balls with local sports stars, and even riding a bike. Sponsored 215 km from Liverpool to Skegness.
Cheryl Davidson of the children's hospital charity said, "Andrew's incredible efforts will make a huge difference for young patients across the region and as far south as Northampton."
Make a donation to Andrew's Just Giving page here.
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