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So here we are again, as some of you will remember, last year I raised money in my first ever charity event for Refuge, raising over £1000! The event was a 12hr continuous indoor bike ride. 

This year it went without saying that I was going to take part in something else to raise money and awareness for a subject so close to my heart. Ive chosen The Pankhurst Trust (Inc Women's Aid) this year as I wanted to donate to a more local charity this year.

So my challenge this year is as follows. I am going to wear a weighted vest for a whole working week Monday to Friday. I will wear the vest from the moment I wake up, to the gym, on my walk to work, at work and all evening. I will basically live in the vest for the whole 5 days apart from when I get in bed or shower. I will share lots of footage, stories, videos of the week as it happens.

When I cycled for 12hrs it was to mark 12 yrs free from a 12yr abusive relationship. This time the vest signifies the weight you can bare on your shoulders when living a life of abuse. Where you go about your daily activities feeling weighed down, in pain and sore, both emotionally and physically but on the outside you seem to be getting on with life. 

Thank you for taking the time to read my story and donating to support me in this challenge would mean the world to me and to the charity so we can all continue to support women and children  in Manchester.

Gem xx

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