Having completed the Great Wall of China trek last September with an amazing group of people, I have been involved with the RUH ever since and began helping to recruit trekkers for this year's India trek. And lo and behold, I am now signed up!

I received such incredible support from everyone last year, raising over £7,100, for which I am very grateful. This year, I am self-funding the entire trip, as I expected to mainly be going along as 'support crew', but if anyone would like to donate, it would be very welcome - and I will be organising a few low-key events and helping other trekkers to raise money during this year.

For this year's challenge, I will particularly be walking for someone very dear to my heart, who is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment. She remains my inspiration.

There are so many people out there living with cancer. It is a horrible condition - indiscriminate, nasty, awful. A brand new Cancer Centre at the RUH is desperately needed and its approach will, like the new Neo-Natal Unit, be a holistic one, something I fully subscribe to.

Personally, I can't wait for the day, in 2018, when the ribbon is cut and we can declare this state-of-the-art building open. It could really change the way in which cancer is treated locally, with a highly beneficial healing environment for patients and families.

So, I will be off again - flying for ten hours, catching sleeper trains, being without a shower for five days and camping (something I've never done before). If that isn't worth donating a couple of quid for, then I don't know what is!

Thank you all so much.

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