Mad mountain climbing, against cancer

Some of you may have been following my story as I climb Mount Ararat in Eastern Turkey. Aiming to reach the 5180m summit in 3 days. Well, 2 have gone and tonight at 1am we will trek for 5 hours in the snow to reach the peak. Madness! But so is the depravity of cancer, as many of us have sadly experienced.

If you recall, in 2011, i shaved off my hair for Macmillan. In the recent years to that my aunt had been very diligently been cared for by Macmillan nurses and had very comfortable last few weeks. Also, at the exact time on July 7th that the head shaving occurred, my 18yo cousin was in Addenbrooks having a bone marrow transfusion for a rare type of Leukemia.

The top ages for this disease was 27.

Emily lived to be 31 until she passed last year, at this time.

I'm grateful to be able to climb this mountain in the hope to raise money for this charity that was at the time called CLIC Sargent.

This charity sponsored living accommodation for my aunt to be close to Emily while Emily had to live in a sterile environment for 3 months. Their assistance was invaluable to the mental relief of all the family.

I know money is tight but if we can all give a little I would like to raise as much for this charity as I did before.

£3800 was raised in total for the headshave, with an unbelievable £2200 from on the night.

You were magnificent!

Let's see what we can raise this time.

I love you all and thank you for anything you donate...

I'll take cash in hand if necessary!!!

Blurb from the charity :

Do you want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money in aid of Young Lives vs Cancer and every donation will help. Thank you in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

More information about Young Lives vs Cancer: When a child or young person is diagnosed with cancer, their whole world (and their family’s) can feel like it’s falling apart. Their anxieties are deep. Their education, mental health and social lives suffer. Their futures feel very uncertain.

Young Lives vs Cancer's specialist social workers provide tailored psychosocial support to children and young people with cancer, and their families.

We stop at nothing to make sure they can get the right care and support at the right time