Two young members of my family have incurable brain tumours. Despite their health challenges my niece and nephew are a constant source of inspiration, getting on with life without complaint. I'm walking these 146km for them and all the other children and adults who live with brain tumours.

With the love of my life Mari we'll walk 146km km in seven days, following the Dales Way in reverse - from Windermere in the Lake District to Harrogate, arriving just in time to appear at the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival on July 19th.

***Mari will be raising money for Pancreatic Cancer UK in memory of her brother Juan who died last year, age 59. We’d love if you divided your sponsorship between both pages so we can support both charities. THANK YOU, GRACIAS 🙏🏼

https://www.justgiving.com/page/maria-jose-fernandez-hidalgo-bighiketoharrogate

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, we're moving further, faster to help every single person affected by a brain tumour.

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