Kamal's 50k Leukaemia hospital room challenge

A 32-year-old Leukaemia patient is undertaking a marathon challenge from his hospital room to try to raise £50,000 for charity.

Kamal Aftab from Huddersfield is aiming to do the marathon during his treatment at St James's hospital in Leeds.

Kamal, who works as an optometrist and has a passion for volunteering, was diagnosed with a blood cancer: Acute Myeloid Leukaemia three weeks ago.

Kamal has so far managed to raise £35,000 towards his target and has been helped on his way by a host of well wishes including the odd celebrity.

To find out more about Aftab's challenge visit justgiving.com/hospitalchallenge.

You can also follow his progress on twitter @_kamal82