Cancer patient raises £16,000 for hospital (From Harrow Times)
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Kevin McGowan raised £16,000 for lymphoma research after being treated in Byrd ward at Northwick Park Hospital
9:20am Sunday 17th March 2013 in News By Jaber Mohamed
Cancer patient raises £16,000 for hospital
A cancer patient from Kingsbury has raised £16,000 for the hospital where he received "exceptional" care .
Kevin McGowan, 60, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma last January and was treated in Byrd ward at Northwick Park Hospital.
He was so grateful to the team who looked after him that he presented a cheque for £16,000 to consultant haematologist Charalampia Kyriakou to thank her and the medical and nursing team.
Mr McGowan said: “I was very unwell when I first meet Dr Kyriakou a year ago.
“I had to spend several days on Byrd ward and the care and attention I received from her and her team was exceptional.”
The money, which will go towards lymphoma research, was raised by the 60-year-old, his family and friends, who hosted a dance and auction at the Mazenod Social Club in Kilburn.
