This Is Why Tommo Is Doing It

Tommy's Journey was created from lived experience. Tommy was born in October 2021, became seriously unwell within hours, was diagnosed with Neonatal Hemochromatosis, and needed a liver transplant as a newborn. His parents spent months around specialist hospitals while he recovered.

The charity exists for the pressure around the medical emergency. Doctors and nurses fight for the baby. Families still need travel, food, accommodation, time off work, information, emotional support and the ability to stay close when their life has suddenly been turned upside down.

Neonatal Hemochromatosis is rare, and there have been no new known NH cases recently. That is a good thing, but it also means Tommy's Journey can use its experience to help more families. The next step is widening support to babies and parents facing other transplant journeys.

That makes every donation more useful. It does not just support awareness of one rare condition. It helps a small charity build the capacity, reach and confidence to support more transplant families when they need practical help quickly.

Transplant figures are from NHS Blood and Transplant reporting for 2024/25. The point is not that every family has the same story. The point is that transplant care can become urgent, specialist and expensive with very little warning.

The challenge is deliberately loud: donations add distance, votes add chaos, and Strava proves the work. That gives people a simple reason to watch, share and get involved.

The charity page is here so the reason does not get lost behind the joke. The internet makes Tommo suffer, but the outcome should be more money, more awareness and more support for families who are dealing with something far more serious than a hard training week.