In a January 2027, I’ll stand at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro - the tallest freestanding mountain in the world - and begin a climb I chose.

I know it will hurt. I know there will be moments where I’ll feel like I can’t go on. The air will thin, my body will ache, and every step will demand more than I think I have left.

But I will always have a choice.

I can stop. I can rest. I can turn back.

Children like Carter don’t get that choice.

Right now, so many children supported by Birmingham Children’s Hospital are facing battles that are steeper, scarier, and far more relentless than any mountain on this earth. Their climb doesn’t come with safety briefings or rest days. It comes with hospital rooms, uncertainty, fear - and a kind of courage that is almost impossible to comprehend unless you’ve seen it up close.

When I’m gasping for breath on that mountain, I’ll be thinking of children fighting through treatments that take everything out of them.

When my legs are shaking and I want to quit, I’ll think of families who have to find strength they never asked for, every single day.

And when I finally reach the summit - if I’m lucky enough to - I’ll know that for many of these children, the climb is still going.

That’s why I’m doing this.

Because no child should have to face a mountain like that without support. Because places like Birmingham Children’s Hospital give families hope when they feel like there is none left. Because Carter’s bravery deserves more than just words - it deserves action.

If you can donate, even the smallest amount, you are helping a child keep climbing. You are helping a family hold on. You are part of something bigger than this challenge, bigger than this mountain.

And if you can’t donate, please share this. Help me carry their story a little further.

I may be climbing Kilimanjaro…

…but they are climbing for their lives.

It is the next chapter in a long series of events organised by Carter the Brave spanning 10 years & totalling over £650,000! Carter was diagnosed with Leukaemia at 4 years old & received treatment at BCH for 8 years. Carter is now in remission but CTB's mission is to make this journey easier for other Carters. Since 2016, CTB has made a huge impact, with highlights being 7 revolutionary GameStations, 1700 Amazon vouchers, £165,000 for Paediatric Cancer Research & Chemo CADD Pumps facilitating treatment at home. More recently, CTB has helped fund the new BCH entrance, the onsite Medicinema & bought the CT Intervention kit, which will lead to more successful tumour diagnoses.

All funds raised by my page will go directly to help the children of BCH. Thank you so much to everyone for supporting me in this EPIC challenge!