Teenage cancer patient from Derbyshire completes 3,000 push-ups

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Teenage cancer patient from Derbyshire completes 3,000 push-ups
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Adam Dabrowski, 15, completed 100 push-ups a day for 30 days to raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust.

A teenager who has been through three years of cancer treatment has completed 3,000 push-ups in 30 days to raise money for charity.

Adam said: "I ended up gaining a lot of weight that I needed to lose so I thought the charity challenge would be a good idea and it's to help the charity that helped me."Adam, who is a student at Blessed Robert Catholic Voluntary Academy in Burton, was diagnosed with Leukaemia at the end of Year 7 after he started to become short of breath, even when lying down.

"I lost most of my muscle mass and my grandma had to come over from Poland to help look after me. I was having trouble getting up the stairs, trouble even standing, I was really weak. He is now receiving monthly check ups and is at school full-time to prepare for his GCSE exams next year.Adam wanted to raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust which helped to provide a teen room at the hospital

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