I originally decided to give up Cheese and Alcohol for the whole month of January as a personal challenge!

For those that know me they will know the difficulty involved in this, relating to the Cheese deprivation, as I have cheese as an ingredient to 95% of my meals! This is no exaggeration! 

I basically thought why not make it count and do it for a worthwhile cause :) Stroke Awareness is something close to my heart as a few years ago now my Grandad suffered a stroke, thankfully he is back to normal aside from the odd stutter and the loss of feeling down the right side of his body, he is my Grandad again :)

For my family it was the worst thing we have ever had to experience, my Grandad is the foundation for my family and the experience of nearly losing him or indeed just nearly losing a part of him was the worst feeling I have ever experienced.

Anything i can do to contribute to raising awareness so people do not have to suffer what my Grandad and indeed the family around him had too, for me is a bonus!! 

So yeah that’s my story. . . I love my Grandad with all my heart so what better way to donate my money, to a cause close to all of my families hearts :)

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