So the big 50 has been and gone and I've started as I mean to go on, 3 weekends of partying!  Ben Nevis has been climbed whilst in my 40s and I'm now focussing on Kilimanjaro.

Not long after signing up for Ben Nevis the Kilimanjaro trek popped up and I thought if I'm going to do 1 challenge, why not do 2!  Over the last 15 years my husband has had a lot of poor health, and so we've been limited as to what we could do.  Plus I had a bad riding accident 3 years ago and broke my back so what better way was there to celebrate 50 than take on something completely different?

There is another reason I'm supporting the charity though, and that is because a very good friend of mine has experienced some real challenges herself over the last couple of years.  This lady and her family deserve as much support as possible, as they found themselves in the position of having a child born with Cerebral Palsy.  I've seen the impact this has had on them, and they way that they have stuck together and come through the other side.  They really are inspirational and it's down to charities like Smile for Life that they can get the support they really need. 

So please if you can, sponsor me and keep a track on my progress good and bad!

Thank you

Karen