We have lost several family members to cancer (in various ways) over the past few years, friends too have fought the condition, lost beloved relatives or have needed preventitive treatment.

Swimming the Open Water Challenge is a way for me to improve my fitness while remembering them, to do something constructive for others who are feeling the sadness, uncertainty and worry that cancer can bring by raising money for the Breast Cancer Care charity.

So many of us find that cancer touches members of our family or social group and the future is an unknown game of chance for all of us. Hopefully by donating to these worthy charitable causes we can smoothe the path for those who find themselves in need of support.

Everything you give will be of help and will also persuade me to take the plunge into my first Open Water event! (And they're not going to cancel it if the water temperature goes below 11c...)

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity. So it’s the most efficient way to donate – saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now.