Hi, my name is Jo, I live in rural Lincolnshire  with my 2 mad dogs and am the proud owner of a 19 year old university student. I’m a yellow belly by birth and moved back to Lincolnshire with my husband Dave in Oct 2010. In May 2015, 2 weeks after his 50th birthday, Dave was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer. There was never going to be a cure, just the option of controlling it for as long as we could buying as much time as possible. For most people, this news would be met with anger, resentment, hate and the feeling of wanting to give up, but not for Dave. Knowing he was on borrowed time, he wanted to make a difference, leave a legacy and do something useful with the time he had left and so ASTRiiD was born. Her mission is simple, to connect people with long-term health conditions with meaningful work. Of course life was never the same again, but ASTRiiD drove him forward on his rare dark days, gave him a reason to carry on. Sadly, he lost his fight after 3 years but she continues the fight for him. I am a trustee of this amazing charity and am overwhelmed on a regular basis by all the care, attention and focus that goes on behind the scenes. I needed a new challenge, a reason to push myself like he did and a way to support his legacy, so here we are! I’m climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, a year late but never the less, it’s on. I’ve paid for this bucket list challenge so please rest assured that every penny donated, goes straight to the charity. Thank you. Xx