Son of 'hero' NHS doctor who died from cancer raises vital funds in dad's memory to help patients

At the tender age of just seven, Louie Beausang lost his dad Pat to blood cancer - but 15 years on he says the much-loved doctor is still “forever my hero”.Now the proud son is hoping to raise as much money as possible in his father’s name to help others battling the disease.Pat, a consultant with NHS Forth Valley, lost his battle with leukaemia on August 16, 2009, aged just 43.His death came just a few months after he celebrated 10 years of marriage to wife Cat, mother of his children Orla (then aged 10) and Louie, aged seven.Dr Beausang was a consultant in geriatric medicine at Stirling Royal Infirmary from 2000 – 2009, and an annual lecture is held in his memory at Forth Valley Royal Hospital.In May of this year, son Louie, friends and Dr Lynsey Fielden, who was Dr Beausang’s geriatric registrar during his time at Stirling Royal Infirmary, ran the Edinburgh Half Marathon in aid of Blood Cancer UK.And now Louie hopes to add to the fundraising effort with a very different event early next year.

Click here for more news and sport from the Stirling area. Louie told the Observer: “It was 15 years in August since my dad lost his sudden battle with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, and I felt compelled to do my part in raising both awareness and funds for Blood Cancer UK.“From this the idea of running the Edinburgh Half Marathon came about where my friends, family and I completed this race and raised over £5,500 for Blood Cancer.“I had the buzz for fundraising after this and knew I had to do more.“Because of this I am hosting ‘The Pat Beausang Legacy Ball’ on February 22 at the Stirling Court Hotel.

I aim to not only eclipse the amount we raised as a team earlier this year, but also continue to honour my dad the way he should be