Myself and Jamie Thompson are planning to Hike to Trolltunga (Troll's Tongue) in Norway. A 23km Hike taking roughly 10-12 hours.

We are trying to raise money for ward 83 of Leed's St James' Hospital. My father recently received a Liver Transplant and was admitted onto this ward and the level of care and support offered was amazing.

My father had been Ill since April 2016 with what was diagnosed as a scarred liver and the early stages of cirrhosis of the liver. Over the next 8 months his situation deteriorated to the point were his liver was no longer functioning and processing the waste toxins in his body, leading to Hepatic Encephalopathy. The symptoms of this were shocking and at times my Father could not communicate, move or even interact with anyone or anything.

He was transferred to ward 83 in Leeds and told that his situation and current health left him with less then 6 Months to live if he did not receive a Transplant as soon as possible. On December 16th my family were given the notice that a donor was available and that my Father would receive a split liver transplant. After nearly 11 hours of waiting we were told the transplant was a success. Only to be told hours later that my father could not be resuscitated and was in a critical condition.

Thankfully the medical staff at Leed's St James' were able to solve the issue and my father was awake within the next 24 hours.

Myself and Jamie want to raise as much as we possibly can for the amazing staff on this ward and to increase awareness and the effects that Liver failure can have not only on the patient, but family and friends also. Liver disease is the only major cause of death that still increases year on year, killing more people then diabetes and road deaths combined.

This was one of the hardest years for my family and for my father, we are so grateful for everything the staff on ward 83 did.

This hike is to honour my father and how strong and brave he was during his illness.