Hello! Thanks for visiting my page.

This year I've signed up to a couple of challenges to raise money for the fantastic Christie, supporting cancer patients from across Manchester, the North and the rest of the UK. 

Friday 7 June - Great North Swim
I'll be swimming one mile around the chilly waters of Lake Windermere in Cumbria to support my fundraising! This is my first ever open-water swim event and the weather forecast is set to be bleak - any donations to spur me on will be very gratefully received! Fingers crossed I don't sink!

3 countries in 3 days - Trekking the Alps!
From 5 - 7 September I will be taking on one of my biggest challenges and trekking through 3 countries in 3 days along the Mont Blanc Trail. The elevation gains will prove challenging - there are going to be plenty of ups and downs along the way! Training for this is essential and I've been racking up the miles - check out my photo updates below to see where I've been so far. 

Why am I doing it?
The money raised from this challenge will be used to support our Radiology Department. This is where all of our patients go for scans before and during their treatment to assess their disease status. We want to provide a new 4D CT scanner in addition to improving the general facilities in the department to make it more comfortable for our patients.

It's a scary statistic now that 1 in 2 of us will get cancer in our lifetime. The Christie is an international leader in cancer care, education and research - doing everything to help our patients today but also leading future research to help even more people in the years to come. It's also my place of work! 

Please help me to make a difference by donating whatever you can - thank you! 

Anna X

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