On Sunday 5th October I’ll be lacing up my trainers (again!) and taking part in Chester Marathon to raise money for the wonderful Wirral Hospice St John’s.

If you know me well you’ll know I lost my best friend Kate to cancer and she spent her final days in the care of the Hospice. Kate and her family were supported by the lovely staff in the months leading up to this, and continue to be still by their lovely counselling team. I was also able to receive counselling in the year after she died and it was invaluable support that I hadn’t been able to find anywhere else. I will be forever grateful for this.

Wirral Hospice St John's relies on donations and fundraising activities to help the charity keep caring for patients and their loved ones at a time of most need. Thank you for your kind support.