As most of you may already know, I have just gone through an operation (11th September 2017) to have a brain tumor removed from the left hand side of my head. The op has gone well and I am now on the road to recovering and dealing with another small tumour on the right had side, but that will be sorted. What I am looking to do is raise money for an amazing woman called Sheena Dryden, Clinical Nurse, who was assigned to me back in October 2016 when I started the immune therapy treatment for melanoma that has spread to my lungs.

Sheena has been on the end of the phone for me when I have had temperatures of 38.5 - 40.2 degrees. To give you and idea, I am supposed to call an emergency helpline number when my temperature goes of 37.5, then normally admitted to hospital after this for treatment. I found I could live with temps of over 38 degrees.

However, due to Sheena being there and paracetamol :), she has helped me to carry on my life as normal throughout the last 10-11 months, no matter what has hit me. When the docs say listen to your body, I just carry on as much as normal as possible, (normal is good) with the help of Sheena. When I have been coming of the steroids and my temp is going up, we have worked out staying on the steroids an extra day may help etc, so I can carry on my life as normal.

In our conversations over the months Sheena mentioned to me about a ship that has been kitted out in Rosyth and that she had seen it leave the port on its way to a Medical Expedition to the Amazon jungle. She mentioned that she is planning on saving up for this trip as it costs over £1000 and she takes annual leave from the NHS to go and help out on the medical side.

Here is my plan to raise money for Sheena's expedition tp the Amazon. On Saturday 21st October 2017, just over a month after my brain operation, I am going to attempt to walk the Forth Road Bridge 3 times (6.2km). To me this does not seem far on paper, but when I currently get tired walking around the block, then I think it is only fair I push myself to give back something to someone who has helped me live the last 11 months as normal as possible.

Also, any money over my target will be going to Macmillan Cancer Support, so please give generously as if it was not for Sheena, I would no have been able to live my life as normal through this.