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On the 12th June 2023 I will be flying off to Peru to embark on the trek of a lifetime to Machu Picchu. The legendary Inca Trail will take me through the diverse wilderness of the Machu Picchu Historical Sanctuary, passing numerous Inca ruins on a magnificent stone highway, reaching altitudes of 4200 meters before descending to the famed citadel of Machu Picchu. The 45 km trek will be covered in 4 days, arriving at Machu Picchu at daybreak on the final day before returning to Cusco by train in the afternoon.

I will be putting my best foot forward in order to help raise vital funds for the North Gwent Cardiac Rehabilitation and Aftercare Charity. As a nurse specialist in Cardiac Rehabilitation this charity is very close to my heart!

Cardiac rehabilitation is a programme of exercise, risk factor management emotional and social support that is offered to help get patients back on their feet following a heart attack, heart surgery or a diagnosis of many other heart problems. It usually lasts from 10-12 weeks and then patients can be referred to community cardiac rehabilitation classes where they can continue to exercise for as long as they want to, in a safe environment with exercise professionals who are qualified to work with people with heart conditions.

There are more than 20,000 people living with heart and circulatory disease in our region and currently these diseases kill 1 in 4 people. These community classes are vital in helping people to get and stay fit, providing continued support and reducing the risk of cardiac events for people now and in the future.

The aim of the North Gwent Cardiac Rehabilitation and Aftercare Charity is to make long-term cardiac rehab exercise classes available to everyone who needs them so they subsidise the cost of the classes by 50%. They are only able to do this through fundraising, donations and grants. Without fundraising, many of the community classes may close.

So please, if you are able, do something amazing and show your support by donating what you can afford. Any amount would make a huge difference!

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