In November last year, my nephew's wife Leighanne gave birth to a daughter, Catherine who, sadly, was stillborn.

Leighanne is trying to make something positive out of this by fundraising for Sands, the stillborn and neo-natal death charity and I decided I wanted to help too, which is why, at almost 60 years of age, I will be abseiling down Belfast's famous Europa hotel on May 12th, 2012.

Sands do such amazing work helping the families of those who have lost a loved one before their life has had a chance to start properly, so I hope you will wish me luck and give generously!