Palliative care is very close to my heart. I worked at Marie Curie for 12 years and saw each day the care and compassion given to every patient and their loved ones , and how much it meant to them.  The emphasis is always on quality of life, and everyone works tirelessly to that end. The past 18 months have been very hard,  and I wanted to try to raise a bit of money to help make up for the difficulties in fundraising over lockdown. I just hope I make it round the course!

Marie Curie provides care and support for people living with any terminal illness across the UK. Our nurses work night and day in peoples homes and our hospices offer specialist care. We also support people emotionally, provide practical information, and match them with trained volunteers.