Come and join me on a journey of a lifetime!

The goal Tasha set was to travel from the Earth to the Moon, for The Brain Tumour Charity. 

February 17th  2021 Tasha will be/Would've been 30yrs old & we would love to reach (or surpass) £30k in her birthday year. Obviously reaching for the Moon would also be amazing & raise much needed funds. We have kept the words she used originally to set up this page so everything you read from here on in is all her xx (Shona, Graham & Leonni xx)

The aim of the game is to travel to the moon by any means possible but not using a motor!

It is 252,088 miles to the moon so to achieve this amazing journey we need your help please by having you contribute to the miles traveled in any way you feel inclined. You can take part anytime, travel as far as you wish and by any method you wish – what could be easier?

So if you feel like skipping, walking, using a space hopper, dancing, or if you are good at them, doing forward rolls, anything to help tot up the miles – it would be fantastic to have you on board! Get sponsored to hop a mile or skip round the garden anything to help us reach our goal. 

Once you have undertaken your "journey" please include details in your donation message of the miles travelled so Leonni can track how far we have travelled together and we can keep the page updated. We would love to see how you have travelled so please take a photo of your "journey" and share them with me on Facebook - 

https://www.facebook.com/natashacycletothe.moon.5

Why are we travelling to the moon in aid of The Brain Tumour Charity?

I was diagnosed with a Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) in October 2007 when I was 16 years old, following an emergency operation to insert a shunt to relieve intra cranial pressure in September of that year. The release of pressure resulted in damage to my optic nerves and left me with less than 8% vision .

My parents were told at Great Ormond Street that I had 9-12mths to live and would commence radiotherapy treatment the next day at UCLH & would be an inpatient at UCLH TCT unit for the next 6 weeks. At the 12mth point Mum and Dad were told less than 5% of DIPG suffers survived to 24mths and at the 22mth point I was told to go back to education as I was one of the lucky ones who had entered a less than 1.5% worldwide survival group.

I attended the RNIB College at Loughborough and learnt to live as a blind person in a sighted world. I also attended Loughborough FE college and gained a First Diploma in music with distinctions and the Extended Diploma in Music with Merits. This has allowed me to get a place at John Moore University to study Business & Public Relations where I am studying at the moment and on track to complete my first year with a first.

In January 2015 after feeling unwell for a month an MRI scan has shown I have a new (possibly) high grade brainstem glioma and am currently on a 3 month cycle of oral chemotherapy and a further MRI scan in April, with the possibility of a further 3 month cycle of chemo if the scan shows a reduction in the size of the tumour.

As you probably have gathered, I do not give up easily and in spite of the journey I have already travelled, I have raised nearly £10.000 for various charities, carried the Olympic torch in 2012 and have become a Young Ambassador for The Brain Tumour Charity - all of which I could not have done without the support and love from my parents, family and friends.

Now I want to make this new journey, to travel where no Tasha has gone before….to the moon, but I do need your help please.

Please join me in raising much needed funds in aid of The Brain Tumour Charity and help raise awareness to improve earlier diagnosis. So join me in this incredible journey to the Moon – together we can do this!

Tasha died on Tuesday 1st December 2015 in her parents arms, nothing can take that loss away. However raising vital funds can hopefully make a difference to those children and their parents in the future.

The Brain Tumour Charity is the world's leading brain tumour charity and the largest dedicated funder of research into brain tumours globally. Committed to saving and improving lives, were moving further, faster to help every single person affected by a brain tumour.We're set on finding new treatments, offering the highest level of support and driving urgent change. And were doing it right now. Because we understand that when you, or someone you love, is diagnosed with a brain tumour a cure really can't wait.