As most of you are aware Mouth and Throat Cancer has affected my family in a big way. Firstly, my Dad was diagnosed with cancer of the tonsils and base of the tongue and is currently In remission. It was a tough time for all and Su was a rock! With treatment and biopsies, and the things you do not see until cancer is in-front of you, all I can say is it was heartbreaking. Just as I was starting to think things are looking up finally we got the news!

My amazing stepmum who I love dearly was diagnosed with tongue and throat Cancer in September 2021 and she died February 2022. It happened quickly, it was unexpected and it was horrible to see someone you love so sick and deteriorating. What was worse it was Su Su (the name we called her 🙂 ) The person who helped us all and kept us all going. The lovely, amazing lady we loved.

Now people who know me well will also know the many other family and friends I know and love/loved who have/ had cancer and normally I fundraise for Macmillan. But this time I wanted to do this for Su.

It started with a wobbly tooth and mouth ulcers, something you really would not think twice about, but please do! There are more details about the walk below and a link to the Mouth Cancer Foundation:

https://www.mouthcancerfoundation.org/

WALK FOR MOUTH CANCERMouth Cancer is on the increase!The Mouth Cancer Foundation exists to raise awareness and support for mouth cancer. The charity endeavours to promote, protect, educate and support the public. Informing people on the signs, symptoms, risk factors, facts and figures and key causes of mouth cancer is extremely important and something which the charity is very passionate about.There are over 8700 new cases of mouth cancer in the UK each year. 2722 lives are lost each year. World wide the disease affects 650000 people per year. Thank you for visiting the Mouth Cancer 17th annual 10 KM Awareness Walk fundraising page. This is the only walk for mouth cancer anywhere in the world!The charity is encouraging as many people as possible to join us in London's Hyde Park on Saturday 24th September 2022 for the first time since the pandemic, for a FREE 10 KM Awareness Walk.If London is a step too far then we would also like as many people as possible to stride a 10 K