This June I will be taking on the Jurassic Coast with Coppafeel!

I will be trekking along 22.3 miles/35.8km of coastline over two days with a group of students from across the UK aiming to raise vital funds and awareness for this amazing Breast Cancer charity.

Coppafeel! Exists to educate and remind every young person in the UK that checking their boobs isn't only fun, it could save their life.

Many of you will know how significantly Breast Cancer has affected me and my family. Causing virtually all women in my family to have been diagnosed, including my Auntie Ali who died two years after diagnosis at the age of 30.

The experience of my family is not unique. 1 in 2 people will develop some form of cancer during their lifetime.

To stand the best possible chance of surviving breast cancer Coppafeel! Aims to educate young people in particular, on the importance of knowing your boobs and pecs. By instilling this knowledge we can get to know our bodies through starting a habit that gives everyone the best possible chance of surviving breast cancer.

With the charities mission being:

To ensure all breast cancers are diagnosed early by...

    - Encouraging you to check your boobs and pecs regularly from a young age.
    - Educating you on the signs and symptoms of breast cancer.
    - Empowering you to seek advice from a doctor if symptoms persist.

I have been training really hard for this upcoming challenge and am really looking forward to taking it on. I will be walking just over a year on from being discharged from ICU last year after being very unwell. So the fact that I have managed to get my body to this point (not without its challenges!) is an achievement in itself, and something that even 6 months ago I would not have seen as being possible. Through getting to know my body better by building myself slowly from being unable to walk to taking on this trek, it shows just how important it is to listen to your body and take notice of any changes that might appear. Coppafeel! Continues this message to your boobs and pecs, so take some time to learn how to check your boobs and sign up to the message reminder service by texting BOOBS to 70300.

I really hope you can support me in this upcoming trek by donating to my JustGiving page (https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/rebecca-maitland-coppafeel) and checking out Coppafeel! On social media and there website (https://coppafeel.org/) to find out more about the importance of checking your boobs and the difference your donations can make.

Thanks,

Becca xxx