In October 2012 at the age of 18, I was diagnosed with cancer. 

Hodgkin lymphoma is an uncommon cancer that develops in the lymphatic system, which is a network of vessels and glands spread throughout your body. The affected lymphocytes lose their infection-fighting properties, making you more vulnerable to infection.

What followed was a course of life-saving chemotherapy and treatment. I lost all my hair, my weight fluctuated and there were a number of side effects from the treatment, such as nerve pain and chronic fatigue.

I am now two years in remission and my hair has grown back, but I still suffer from some of these symptoms.

There is never a good time to get cancer, but at the age of 18 it is much more rare and of course devastating at a time when you should be planning for your future. When all those around me were going to university, I was just hoping to make it to my next birthday and naturally couldn’t behave like a ‘normal’ teenager.

What has made the process all the more bearable has been the support given to me by Teenage Cancer Trust. They are brilliant as they understand completely what it is like living with the aftermaths of cancer and they have helped me feel less isolated. 

Find Your Sense of Tumour is one of the many ways TCT support people like me. It is a weekend conference providing a mix of inspirational presentations, therapies and great social activities, offering a chance to meet and share experiences with like-minded individuals who know what it’s like to be diagnosed with cancer. This is where I met Stephen Sutton and heard about Stephen's Story in 2013.

Stephen Sutton was such a lovely person and his story as well as his outlook on life really struck a chord with me. I was not the only one and the whole nation got behind Stephen to help him raise money. Unfortunately Stephen passed away last year, but his passion for life and his genuine desire to help others will live on through Stephen's Story.

Before he died, Stephen Sutton MBE had set his heart on breaking the record for the most number of tandem skydives in one day as part of his bucket list.

Therefore, inspired by Stephen Sutton and at the request of his family, the Teenage Cancer Trust is organising a huge world-record breaking skydiving event on 10th July 2015.

That is where you come in. If you can help me reach my target of £500, I will be throwing myself out of a plane to hopefully set a world record. If you listen carefully on the 10th, you will probably hear me screaming on the way down!

The aim in total for the day is to raise £120,000 and the only way TCT can help the seven young people diagnosed a day is through donations, so I'd really appreciate it if everyone could help me to give back to this incredible charity. 

Thank you so much for your support.