Welcome to my fundraising page for CoppaFeel!

In November I am trekking across the Sahara desert to raise funds for CoppaFeel! - a breast cancer charity who do life-saving work promoting early detection of breast cancer. Along with Gi Fletcher and some other famous faces, I will embark on a 100km trek across 5 days, in a bid to raise funds for this awesome charity.

On a personal note, I am doing this in gratitude for all the support CoppaFeel! gave - and continues to give - to one of my closest friends, Erin. Erin was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in May 2022 at the age of 29. The next few months were marked by 15 rounds of gruelling chemo, culminating in a double mastectomy in January 2023. In March 2023 Erin was given the all-clear and wonderfully she is now cancer-free. Had CoppaFeel! not visited her at work, emphasizing the importance of regular chest checking, there is no way Erin would have clocked her lump as early as she did. I am SO grateful for this charity and all the work they do, saving the lives of many many young people.

Erin now campaigns for CoppaFeel! and so I'm doing it to support her in her work promoting the charity, too. This girl is utterly amazing. When the prognosis came through, instead of grieving, her first question was 'how can I use this to help people'? She shared her journey on Instagram and she has touched the lives of hundreds, if not thousands, encouraging and supporting those going through treatment, and being truly transparent about the highs and lows of it.

Finally, I'm doing it for the challenge itself. Before having kids I relished having a physical challenge to focus on but for the last 7 years, I have lived in a bit of a bubble: I've got out of the habit of exercising and my time and energy has been taken up trying to look after the children. While I don't resent this at all, I'd love the chance to do something different and to meet some amazing people with extraordinary stories.

I would be incredibly grateful for any donation you could put towards this trek and this fantastic charity.

Your donations will not only support my fundraising target, but most importantly CoppaFeel!. They are on a mission to stamp out the late diagnosis of breast cancer by making sure that young people are regularly checking their chests and getting to know their bodies in order to have the confidence to see their GP if something just doesn't feel normal. To find out more about CoppaFeel! head to www.coppafeel.org.

And remember, check your chest!