In Dec 2019 I was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer which had spread to my lungs, bones and ovaries. 

We hear about breast cancer on almost a daily basis, every year around 55,000 women are diagnosed, my mum and a number of my friends included. However many people have never heard of secondary breast cancer even though the disease kills on average 1,000 people every single month in the UK alone.

Secondary breast cancer, also known as metastatic breast cancer can be treated but not cured.  Treatments aim to control and slow down the disease to enable patients to have the best quality of life for as long as possible.

My diagnosis took time to come but I was fortunate to receive it when I did as further delays to start treatment would have resulted in a very poor prognosis. 

Shortly after I was diagnosed I set myself a goal to walk the Ridgeway, Britains oldest road, which runs from Avebury to Ivinghoe Beacon. I wanted to make my body strong so it could deal with my treatment but I also wanted to try & raise some funds for Make 2nds Count, a patient and family focused charity dedicated to raising awareness and funding medical research specifically for secondary breast cancer patients. This charity offers amazing support to people like me who are living with cancer - it really does help to know you are not alone.

I am planning to walk the full 87 miles of the Ridgeway over the course of 7 days at the end of July with my brothers Gray & Simon. 

We would be extremely grateful if you could spare a few pennies to sponsor us and raise money for this fantastic charity. We will share photos of progress and hopefully will continue to smile throughout.