Career
He was diagnosed with the disease in his leg in 2005, and large portions of his leg muscles had to be removed. The cancer eventually spread to his lungs. By the time of his death, he had collected almost £320,000, mainly for children"s cancer charity CLIC Sargent.
He decided to raise money for a holiday home in Yorkshire for families living with childhood cancer.
Barely able to walk, he began fundraising with a one-mile swim in 2006. After Fairhurst"s death, Brown said: "Liam was a courageous young man who showed immense bravery in the face of his illness.
His courage will be a continuing inspiration to all those that knew him. My thoughts are with his family at this sad time.".