Uploaded April 2017 | Updated September 2026, 17 hours ago
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Stephen is a 26 year old musician. He was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma in February 2016. He has undergone six different chemo therapies since then but none have been successful. His Consultants have concluded that he is now in a position where his only hope of reducing the cancer enough to be able to receive a life saving stem cell transplant is to treat him with a new type of drug called a PD1 blocker.
Unfortunately, the cost of the drug is above the NHS funding threshold. It is not therefore available on prescription and the Consultants have told us that we will need to raise the funds required to purchase the treatment that Stephen needs to give him the real prospect of becoming well again.
The Acrobat Challenge was set up by Jayne Murrill with the aim to raise these funds by challenging trombonists (and all other musicians!) to perform The Acrobat by John Greenwood. This is my attempt to do this! The most important part is that you then donate by visiting gofundme.com/StephenSykes
Thanks, and enjoy!
Matt
Original Facebook post: facebook.com/trombonematt1/posts/614770428723748
"Thanks Adam and Simon for the nomination!
I'd like to nominate Christopher Brown, Toby Carr, Greg Huff and Chris Ford to do The Acrobat Challenge!
I'm accepting The Acrobat Challenge to raise funds for Stephen's Journey. Most importantly I'm also donating £5 minimum to gofundme.com/StephenSykes
And nominating at least 3 other trombonists to do just the same - just copy and paste this status and post with your video
#AcrobatChallenge
Donate now at gofundme.com/StephenSykes - see facebook.com/groups/630583560441152 for more about Stephen and facebook.com/groups/1337691529600543 for more Acrobat Challenges!"
Enjoying this video? Please Buy Me A Coffee :-) buymeacoffee.com/mattsmithmusic
Stephen is a 26 year old musician. He was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma in February 2016. He has undergone six different chemo therapies since then but none have been successful. His Consultants have concluded that he is now in a position where his only hope of reducing the cancer enough to be able to receive a life saving stem cell transplant is to treat him with a new type of drug called a PD1 blocker.
Unfortunately, the cost of the drug is above the NHS funding threshold. It is not therefore available on prescription and the Consultants have told us that we will need to raise the funds required to purchase the treatment that Stephen needs to give him the real prospect of becoming well again.
The Acrobat Challenge was set up by Jayne Murrill with the aim to raise these funds by challenging trombonists (and all other musicians!) to perform The Acrobat by John Greenwood. This is my attempt to do this! The most important part is that you then donate by visiting gofundme.com/StephenSykes
Thanks, and enjoy!
Matt
Original Facebook post: facebook.com/trombonematt1/posts/614770428723748
"Thanks Adam and Simon for the nomination!
I'd like to nominate Christopher Brown, Toby Carr, Greg Huff and Chris Ford to do The Acrobat Challenge!
I'm accepting The Acrobat Challenge to raise funds for Stephen's Journey. Most importantly I'm also donating £5 minimum to gofundme.com/StephenSykes
And nominating at least 3 other trombonists to do just the same - just copy and paste this status and post with your video
#AcrobatChallenge
Donate now at gofundme.com/StephenSykes - see facebook.com/groups/630583560441152 for more about Stephen and facebook.com/groups/1337691529600543 for more Acrobat Challenges!"
