TracyWalker published Rallying round for cancer patient Leiske

They say you can tell who your friends are during times of despair – and that is certainly true for Leiske Thompson and her colleagues.Three weeks ago Mrs Thompson, 56, of Rainham Gardens, Ruddington, was diagnosed with myelofibrosis, a cancer of the bone marrow. The 56-year-old was given the devastating news by her consultant at Nottingham's City Hospital.It was found as the mum to Philip, 34, Nicola, 32, Matthew, 31, and Lorraine, 30, had been suffering from thrombocythemia, a rare blood