Dan was our talented and creative son. He fronted a rap group called 'Untold' and worked with children with special needs. In his last year he was studying at Roehampton University for his teaching qualification. He had a wide circle of friends due to his generous nature and dazzling smile! Dan died the day after his 29th birthday following three weeks of courageous struggle against pneumonia and then ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome). This is a condition where there is no clear consensus on the correct treatment and this was why Dan's medical team were unable to save him despite their valiant efforts over those three weeks. We are therefore fundraising for the research into this devastating condition which is currently following a promising line of inquiry.