Last week I was diagnosed with Bowel Cancer.  I thought it was IBS. It’s early days and we are all in shock. The waiting for scan dates is agony - I should have them by 26th May, and God willing it will be soon. I’m taking part in this walk to do something positive, to take a little bit of control. 

We haven’t set a date in June yet to do the walk, but we will do it before the end. I will be walking hand in hand with my husband Andrew around the lanes and byways of rural Herefordshire. We will be wearing the tee shirts, we will be together. We will be smiling through the tears. 

Bowel Cancer UK is the UK's leading bowel cancer charity and we're determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer.Bowel cancer is the UK's second biggest cancer killer with more than 16,500 people dying annually of a disease that is preventable, treatable and curable. We're determined to change that. The funds raised will help us to provide support and information to patients and their families, enable us to fund and support research into bowel cancer and allow us to campaign for early diagnosis and best treatment and care for all.