I’m climbing the Welsh Three Peaks in aid of University Hospital Wales and Bristol Children’s Hospital through Martha’s Dancing Heart Appeal. Martha’s family are committed to raising £1 million in their lifetime to say thank you to the incredible teams of consultants, doctors, nurses, sonographers and everyone else involved in her care .

Alongside my Mum, I’ll be climbing Snowdonia, Cader Idris and Pen-y-fan all in the space of 24 hours with 17 other lovely people. 

Martha was born in Jan 2015 with a very rapid heart beat (double what a baby would normally have). It's technical name is PJRT SVT ...and is basically an electrical short circuit in her heart. She had a 50/50 chance of survival at birth, and was delivered 6 weeks early. They spent a month on the neonatal ward and then 2 years back and fore to hospital whenever she had an episode. She had to take 4 different medications 5 times a day - these suppressed her appetite and made her skin photo-sensitive…but kept her heart going. When she turned 2 it became obvious the meds weren’t working as they should, and we were told she would need surgery.

She had that surgery in August 2017 - a cryo-ablation where her extra circuit was frozen, and she was completely cured. So far, they have raised over £82,000, and with your help we can get closer to £90k!