Hello! It's my 42nd birthday later this month, and in lieu of buying me a round or sending a card or present, I am setting up a fundraiser friends and family can donate to. This is a cause that is really close to my heart and important to me. All the monies raised from this GoFundMe will go to All Our Relations, a grassroots organisation supporting 15 families in crisis.

Please give generously. If you would have bought me a £7 beer at the bar to celebrate, please donate £7 here. Every little helps.

Between cancer and meningitis in the past four years, I am very grateful and lucky to be celebrating 42 years around the sun. And it would mean everything to me to celebrate this by making a difference in the lives of families I know are facing the worst realities imaginable.