So ONE day until the main event !.. a 5k swim in the River Adur.

Like many other crazy people during covid I coldwater dipped throughout winter for the first time with a lovely bunch of sea bobbing females and then set my sights on some sort of challenge having overcome the cold water... "yes I'll sign up for a 5k swim in the River!". In April I started having open water swim coaching, firstly to get my head underwater and then I was taught front crawl.  Since then I've been practicing in the sea mostly. This event has come around quickly and I'm feeling rather nervous but excited.

I've just realised I nearly missed an opportunity to raise money for a very special charity close to my family - Chordoma Uk.

They fund the research into finding a cure for a really rare (1 person in 800,000) life threatening type of cancerous bone tumour that can occur at any part of the spine or skull.

My mum was diagnosed in 2014 with this very rare brain tumour called Chordoma. It's difficult to diagnose and difficult to treat. 

Chordoma Uk is a charity. Money that is donated to them goes directly into research at the University College London. We were invited there in January 2020 to meet other people living with Chordoma and we were also shown the labs where the scientists were testing drugs against the cancer cells. We saw this being carried out first hand! This type of research is only happening because of Chordoma Uk and they are making progress with their research.

My mum has undergone very difficult surgery and proton beam treatment. We are extremley fortunate to have mum with us. She is an inspiration and we are so proud of her. Mum attends regular check ups and has made a remarkable recovery returning to her regular dancing groups and enjoying life.

She is in the process of writing her story and this will be uploaded onto Chordoma Uk to help other people like her.

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