Here we are with a week to go, announcing the final venue.
It's a house in Reddish where Tarzan, Jane and The Banana will be serving a barbecue to guests in the front garden. (Unless the marvellous Manchester weather decides otherwise)
We started naming venues way back in June with Manchester Royal Infirmary where research programmes are funded by the charity and we finish with the house of someone whose life has been changed by the work of Leukaemia Research.
Let's leave it to Dan Makin to explain why he is involved with Tarzan's Bananathon.
"I feel very privileged to be contributing to the Bananathon, it will be an incredible accomplishment for Tony, Sean and Tom. They really should be congratulated on all the hard work they have put in.
I was diagnosed with ‘Hairy Cell Leukaemia’ last year. It is quite a rare form of leukaemia and usually affects people much older than me (I’m 30)
Unfortunately, at this stage there is no cure, but the chemotherapy I received last year is keeping the levels of cancer cells in my blood at a low level and as a consequence allowing me to live as normal a life as possible.
Hopefully this will last for a few years at which time I will have some more chemo which should have the same effect. That is unless a drug is developed which can cure this type of leukaemia once and for all.
It is through the Leukaemia Research Fund that future developments in treatment and cure of leukaemia are discovered. It is therefore a charity which is very important to me and my family.
We are so proud to be taking part in this charity event which no doubt will raise a fantastic amount of money to help the thousands of children and adults affected by leukaemia.
Good luck Tony, Sean and Tom!"
And good luck to you Dan, thanks so much for being involved.
Right, that's it 26 venues in place. Over the next week there will be multiple posts covering all facets of the bananathon. We have some great pictures and lots of exciting news to reveal so keep reading
Tarzan x
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