Katie was born on 29th September 1986 a normal healthy baby to proud parents Julie and Micky. However at 6 months Katie and her family were faced with the daunting news of a terratoma diagnosis. Surgery on this occasion was the only option, with an 8 hour operation leaving poor Katie fighting for her life in intensive care. If this battle wasn't bad enough at such a young age the cancer returned shortly after her third birthday

The news at this time was bleak with certain doctors saying recovery was extremely rare. Katie being the fighter she was endured 6 months chemotherapy followed by more surgery and yet again this brave courageous girl defied all odds to pull through.

Katie went on to live a happy childhood and stayed free of cancer for fourteen years. Like all teenagers she lived life to the full, successfully gaining 9 GCSE's, 4 A Levels and starting university at Scarborough. However unfortunately shortly after turning 19 the cancer returned, with chemotherapy and radiotherapy being the course of action at Western Park in Sheffield. A further 15 month battle was faced by Katie, with this unbelievable girl managing to maintain a smile and constantly putting other people first. The grueling effects of the cancer and chemotherapy didn't even prompt Katie to complain, if this wasn't inspiration enough she proceeded through the pain to produce a video to help other teenage cancer sufferers

Devastatingly Katie's brave battle was lost on 27th March 2007, leaving a large void in many peoples lives especially her proud parents Micky and Julie

Now our aim is to ensure Katie's memory lives on, what better way to show people how much she meant than put this trust in her name.