Walking for Jess

by Julie Makin in Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Walking for Jess
We did it
On 16th September 2024 we successfully raised £2,417 with 107 supporters in 53 days

We are aiming to raise funds to support Jess & her family throughout her sudden illness of Leukemia

by Julie Makin in Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Jess Atkinson is our beloved New Business Team Manager here at Holden Smith Law.

Having worked with Jess for many years across different Firms I cannot tell you how wonderfully kind, generous and loyal she is.

About a month ago Jess was complaining of what she believed to be wisdom tooth pain, visits to several dentists couldn't find anything wrong with her teeth but Jess was in increasing pain and was feeling generally unwell.

Two weeks ago, on a Monday morning Jess rang me to say the pain was severe and had been all weekend, she couldn't face eating and felt exhausted. Jess decided to visit A&E that afternoon to try and get to the bottom of things.

Jess was admitted pretty much immediately upon visiting the emergency department and after blood tests and scans was told she has Leukemia. Jess has remained in hospital since. The Doctors attempted to start Chemotherapy last week but have had to pause this until Jess's white blood cells increase so she's having many blood transfusions to try and get to a stage where she can restart her treatment.

Jess is as strong as an Ox and we are with her for every single step of her battle to kick this horrible illness into touch.

As friends and colleagues we want to do something to show her how much we care and think about her so we really hope you can donate to her fund.

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