.It was a normal Sunday at the beginning of July, with our ‘hilarious’ wats app group of eight pals catching up on the various Saturday night activities. Some had been at dinners parties; one had been on a hen, one had been to the pub and others had spent the night in with their families. But for one of us, it was the unthinkable. One of us, our very special Kiera was coming to grips with the fact that she had just been diagnosed with the dreaded C. Cancer.

It was a sobering moment, when Kiera broke the news that she
was suffering from Thyroid Cancer. The hangover fear from Saturday night paled into insignificance and our thoughts were plagued with shock, worry and sadness for Kiera. Unfortunately everyone’s
lives are impacted by cancer in some way, with the horrendous stat that one in three of us will get cancer, it is no wonder. But as a group of fairly healthy 30 something year olds, we never thought it would affect one of us, at least not at this stage of our lives.

However, after the initial shock, we pulled ourselves
together, not only to be strong for Kiera but also because Kiera is so
determined, positive and super strong, it was a bit embarrassing that she was handling the news better than we were!

Kiera has been an inspiration, she has handled this awful knock in her life with such strength, courage and focus and we are all in total admiration of her! She is one tough cookie, which Cancer is not going to get the better of!

Kiera is going to kick Cancer in the BUTT and we are going
to help her do so! We all have different lives and different commitments, but we are taking on a September challenge to raise money for Cancer Research UK to and show Kiera that we are right behind her ‘Walking All Over Cancer’.

We are each signing up for the Cancer Research UK September
‘Walk All Over Cancer’ challenge. Please help us support Kiera and raise money to bring forward the day when all cancers are cured. 

The challenge is to walk 10,000 steps a day, however each of
us in embarking on the challenge in a slightly different way.

Eimear Chance-September is one of the busiest working months, with a hectic travel schedule and two weeks of the Irish Yearling Sales.

Challenge- Eimear is running 5 miles every day

Fiona Johnson- a busy mother of three with a very busy husband. Incidentally she is also organising a massive celebration on the 10^th September.

Challenge- Fiona is going to cycle 5 miles everyday

Aimee Costello- a mother of one, with another one due in February and a very busy husband. As well as juggling a hectic family life, Aimee is a solicitor 3.5 days a week!

Challenge- Aimee is going to walk 10,000 steps every day

Doris Churchley- works 10 hours per day managing a yard of nine horses and also has her own horse to fit into her schedule.

Challenge- Doris is going to cycle 5 miles every day

Harriet Hitchcott- works in a busy nursery 10 hours a day looking after children

Challenge- Harriet is walking 10,000 steps per day

Verity Green- a busy mother of two, with a hectic family, work and social life

Challenge- Verity is walking 10,000 steps per day

Gemma Potter- is a busy Manager of the Cirencester Polo Club, where every weekend is taken up with work. Gemma is also doing this for her friend Bex Greenwood

Challenge- Gemma is walking 10,000 steps per day

Meally Thornton- a mother of one and who owns and runs her own successful beauty business

Challenge- Meally is walking 10,000 steps per day