I'd like you to meet my beautiful friend Mo.

Mo was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 40, and told the devastating news that she had only weeks to live.

That was back in 2017. 

The cancer had aggressively spread from the breast to include the stomach, lungs, kidney, bowel, skin, bones and eye orbital and was categorised as a terminal stage 4 secondary cancer.

Her initial diagnosis was extended to a few months, with the onset of weekly chemotherapy. Six years on and amazing Mo is still undergoing palliative care treatment through Yeovil Hospital's Macmillan Ward, and is still able to enjoy a decent quality of life with her wonderful  husband Ben.

As most of you will know, I love running. I've always wanted to run a challenge for a really good reason, and I couldn't really think of a better reason.

Mo can't run right now - she can't even walk up hills so well, but she still has a quality of life together with Ben, and that's been made possible thanks to Macmillan Cancer Support.

So, while Mo can't run, I can run for her. And I'm going to run The Macmillan Way - a 290-mile trail which runs from Boston in Lincolnshire, to Abbotsbury in Dorset.

I plan to run it in the fastest known time - which at the time of writing, I don't think is even recorded. So I'll take it as a first.

I'm reckoning on about 6 days.

Throughout Mo and Ben's often scary, painful, and upsetting journey, Macmillan Cancer Support has offered help and support when they didn't even realise they needed it.

From financial advice, employment issues, and even simple admin tasks that often end up at the bottom of the pile when faced with waking up every morning with cancer on your mind.

Macmillan also offers a range of emotional support that even well-meaning friends and family may not be able to provide.

I'm gunning for £5,000: 

£1,135 can pay for a cancer support nurse for one week.

£4,703 can pay to run the Macmillan Support Line phone service for 1 day.

Please, if you can support, in any small way, I, together with Mo and Ben, would be hugely grateful. 

Laura x