Welcome to my fundraising page for CoppaFeel!

I have had breast cancer.

There, I have said it out loud!

Three years ago, I underwent major surgery to deal with breast cancer and, because I never do things the easy way, I had the added complication of sepsis! Thanks to such love and support from Ally, Conar, Aine and Aoife, along with my immediate family and some amazing friends, I am fully recovered. So far, things are going well.

Many of you may have known I was in hospital but didn't know why. I wasn't ready yet to share my story for many reasons. However, seeing another good friend dealing with her own breast cancer journey, I finally feel ready to be honest about my own.

As I turn 55 this year (I know - how is that possible!!) I have challenged myself to do one new thing per month that I have never done but always meant to get round to. So, along with getting a tattoo and going on a girls' holiday, this June I will set out on a challenging, extraordinary and life-changing trek, all in the name of checking chests! Along around 125 others and some famous faces, I will embark on a 5 day trek in the Jurassic Coast, in a bid to raise funds towards CoppaFeel's life-saving mission.

We all know someone in our lives who has had or been affected by breast cancer. I am hoping that you wonderful people will rally round and help me blast my fundraising target of £2,500.

All donations, however small or large, will go a long way towards supporting CoppaFeel's mission to stamp out the late diagnosis of breast cancer by making sure that young people are regularly checking their boobs, pecs and chests and getting to know their bodies in order to have the confidence to see their GP if something just doesn't feel normal.

Thanks so much for your donation & support. To find out more about CoppaFeel! head to www.coppafeel.org.