Rainbow Trust Children's Charity enables families who have a child with a life threatening illness to make the most of precious time together; providing expert practical and emotional support, where they need it, for as long as it is needed.£26 will provide one hour of care, enough time to entertain a seriously ill child so that their parents can have a break.£182 pays for a days visit from a Family Support Worker which allows parents to do chores, look after other family members, relax or simply sleep.£1,780 is the average cost of support for a family with a seriously ill child for a year.

In my opinion - me giving up one day (and some skin off the back of my feet no doubt!) is an incredibly fair trade, in order to aid families access to the support they require to enable them to continue to be the strong, and wonderful parents their children need.

Thank you in advance for your support!

To follow my journey, training walks and updates on the run up to this walk, please feel free to follow @NatOnAMap on Instagram.