A FATHER-of-three who won his fight against cancer has become a fundraising hero for the centre that ‘saved his life'.

Shaun Dingsdale, of Coronation Drive in Higher Folds, Leigh, has been cancer-free for five years having been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in July 2010.

The 44-year-old underwent extensive chemotherapy and says that it is now his 'job' to raise funds for and awareness of the life-saving work done by the staff at The Christie.

Shaun has organised numerous fundraising events for the cancer centre in Withington, Manchester, including sponsored bike rides, walks and bucket collections, and is now planning a trek up Snowdon as well as a skydive.

He said: “The nurses at The Christie saved my life so now I consider it my job to help them to support and save others.

“When I had my treatment they did not just help with the cancer but also helped me learn how to walk again after being in a wheelchair.

“Two of the nurses there are like my sisters now. They are family and I would never have got through it without them.

"The work The Christie does is so important and the staff deserve to be helped.

“If I am not at home with my wife and kids then I am at The Christie offering support to those going through what I did.

"Sometimes patients there just need someone to talk to, especially someone who can show them that there is life after cancer.”

Shaun insists that a lot of good has come out of his gruelling two-year cancer battle.

He said: “My 11-year-old daughter Olivia was only four years old when I had cancer but she has always wanted to join in with raising money for The Christie.

"I am really proud that out of something horrible my children have learnt that it is important to help others."

To help Shaun raise money for the Christie NHS Foundation Trust visit bit.ly/2bzk1fJ.