Thanks for having a look at my fundraising page. I'm aiming to swim the English Channel this summer and trying to raise as much money as possible to help the Ayrshire Hospice. I don't think anyone is lucky enough to say they haven't suffered the devasting affects that cancer can have on a family. The Ayrshire hospice not only cares for patients with this terrible disease but other life limiting conditions. Any donation, big or small, would be much appreciated by me, the charity and hopefully makes a difference for the people they care for. 100% of the donations will go directly to the hospice and any costs for the swim will be covered by me.

Personally, three out of my four grandparents have had a type of cancer, fortunately my Grampa was lucky enough to go into remission but I sadly lost my lovely Gran Green in 2022 to this awful disease.

My Gran was the one who introduced me to the amazing sport of swimming and took me to my very first swimming lesson because she was not given the same opportunities when she was younger, it felt only fitting that I attempt this swim in memory of this amazing woman. She was truly inspiring in more ways than I can mention but mainly she continued to fight through this awful disease and even in her final weeks she continued swimming, truly showing the love she had for this sport and the joy it brought her.

Feel free to follow my training journey, I’ve popped a link to my swimming Instagram here

https://www.instagram.com/nikkiswimsthechannel1/?hl=en

So all that is left to say is thank you for having a read and leave you with a little quote that my mum might have stole from a certain natural blue 😊😉

"When life gets you down, you know what you gotta do? Just keep swimming" – Dory