Hello friends, family, clients and colleagues, myself and a few other overly-optimistic and deluded members of the epls team are taking part in '3,000 Push Ups in June' for the Teenage Cancer Trust. That's 100 push-ups a day each for 30 days. Those of you who have seen me in the flesh are screaming 'Mike don't do it, you'll never make it, you overly ambitious chubber northerner' but what the hell, let's give it a go.

Every day, seven young people aged 13-24 hear the words you have cancer. They will each need specialised nursing care and support to get them through it. Teenage Cancer Trust are the only charity in the UK charity dedicated to meeting this vital need so no young person faces cancer alone.

Every £25 donation provides an hour to talk. A Youth Support Coordinator provides the extra help young people need with things like studies, relationships and mental wellbeing throughout cancer treatment. £25 could pay for an hour of their time, helping them be there when they're needed most.