Marie Curie is here for anyone facing a life-limiting illness, along with their loved ones. No matter the illness or where you are, we stand by you until the very end. With 75 years of experience and pioneering research, we provide compassionate care at home, in our hospices, and over the phone. We also advocate for a better end-of-life experience for all by campaigning and sharing vital research to transform the system.

James and I have just signed up for a 24 mile walk along the Gower Trail in September in support of Marie Curie!

This walk and the charity are very important to me in two ways:

Firstly, my dad and I often talked about walking the whole of the Wales Coastal Path ‘one day’, but our time together ran out and we never got round to it 😞

Secondly, when we were still reeling from the sudden death of my father, my mother’s cancer progressed rapidly (perhaps as a consequence of the shock and the loss),and she passed away two months to the day after him.

During those two months, Marie Curie were very kind to us. From talking to Mammy about her illness when I couldn’t bring myself to, to sitting with her when I needed to go to the shops or just grab a 30-minute nap, they supported us through some very difficult times.

So, buoyed from our scaling of the peak in Hong Kong - see picture (!) 😉🤣 and feeling very aligned with both the activity and the cause, we decided to sign up! And now the hard work begins – the training and the fundraising!

If you feel able to and would like to support us - and Marie Curie - please go to my bio and click on the link to give whatever you would like to this great cause.

Thank you 🥰