⚰️ Liver disease is the third biggest cause of death in working age people in the UK – and is the only big killer disease where the number of deaths continue to rise.

🪦 In the UK there are more than 11,000 deaths each year due to liver disease.

🏥 Three quarters of people with liver disease are diagnosed in hospital as an emergency by which point there is often no treatment or option for intervention.

🥺 Only 12% of people diagnosed with primary liver cancer survive for more than five years.

🩺 1 in 10 people who had a liver scan showed signs of liver disease.

✋ Last year the waiting list for liver transplants was the greatest it’s ever been*

🙋‍♀️ On a personal level, after months of agony and being unable to lay down to sleep, I finally found out why… I have multiple focal nodular hyperplasia, hepatocellular adenomas and a tumour on my spine.

This charity have been such an incredible source of support and help which is why I am taking on the challenge to complete 874 miles with my nearest and dearest, throughout July, August and September, to raise much needed funds for them.

If you can please spare some pennies this will help tremendously to support children and adults with liver disease and liver cancer, raising awareness, improving early detection and enabling better outcomes.

Together, one step at a time, we can go the distance for liver health!

*Sats from the British Liver Trust Annual Report and Strategy

Full disclosure - I recently joined the Board of this charity as a Trustee in an unpaid volunteer capacity