Hey everyone, thank you for reading and joining me for this incredibly important event Childhood Day with the NSPCC.

When we think of the word 'childhood', it should evoke a feeling of innocence, freedom, play, laughter and adventure.

The thought of that being missing is heartbreaking, it is however missing for thousands of children accross the UK.

From the moment I came in to the world I fell in to a fight to survive.  Not every child wins their fight from child abuse.

Telling my story is not easy BUT its beyond important that it is seen that SURVIVORS become HEROS.

As a baby 0-3 I survived physical, psychological abuse and neglect from my biological mother (father was just absent).  I went in and out of homes in those first 3 years due to grave concerns for my safety.

I was a baby/a small infant. I had no voice, no one to turn to.  I can't explain words how unloved, unwanted and invisible I felt.  Nobody loved me and I did not know why.  The cruelty that I endured has taken me a tremendous amount of work to recover from as an adult.  Something I am so proud of.  I have made my life the best life it can possibly be.

At the age of 3 I was put in to care as neither parents could look after me.  At the age of 3 my innocence was taken.

Adults can be so cruel.  To take that from an infant, to threaten a child to silence them, to take away their laughter HAS TO STOP FULL STOP.

At that time we lived in a world that was so different.  The system kept putting back in to danger back to biological mother, after the child abuse continued physical and psychological abuse.  

I was then fosters and adopted.  My biological gave birth to my second brother Yousef.

Again all the signs were missed untill it was too late.

My baby brother did not survive.

My fundraiser this year is in living memory of my baby brother Yousef who's life was taken at the age of 9 months old.  I was 6.

Yousef was murdered in 1984 by my biological mother.

He didn't get to grow up, he didn't get to jump in puddles, draw pictures of a happy family, didn't get to blow out any candles.

I survived.

The NSPCC has been the key to my own healing, my ability to stand up and report the child abuse and to choose to report to the police and to ultimately find my voice.

The work they do, the compassion, the fight the step forward to every single day is saving lives of hundreds of children accross the UK.

Every child deserves a childhood,

And every adult that's survived child abuse deserves the best life possible, with emotional quality, filled with love, laughter, ambition and possibility.

 Child abuse is happening as you read this.  With fundraisers like Childhood Day we can drive awareness accross out nation, schools, businesses, council's, parents, and beyond.

My fundraiser

5th - 8thh June 7 pm, join me live via Facebook for an hour of motivation.

Action- Do this with me 

I make me stronger: Mirror Walk for the NSPCC.                     

Stand three big steps away from your mirror 

Step 1 say 'I make me stronger'

Step 2 closer to mirror say 'i make me stronger'

Step 3 you are in front I mirror, keep eye contact on you, three punches and shout I make me stronger

The do your own winner pose 

Post video to my face book 

This year I want to send the strongest message out.  

We are not silenced 

We are children that grew up, we are GIANTS and we will leave GIANT footprints in the sand.

Child abuse stops full stop 

Childhoods begin NOW