I'm giving up chocolate and sweets for the month of March to raise money for the British Heart Foundation - a charity which is very dear to my heart. I wouldn't normally trouble you for sponsorship but if you know how much I love chocolate you'll appreciate what a huge challenge this is going to be for me, so I'm going to need your sponsorship to boost my motivation!

I lost two people very close to my heart due to heart conditions. The pain of losing them is what nightmares are made of. However, the British Heart Foundation is such an important charity and the research they carry out could change other people’s lives for the better in the future.

Any amount will be gratefully received and provide a quantum of encouragement. My mum will be policing me and if I cheat, I will match all your donations.

The pandemic is the biggest challenge we've faced in our 60 year history. And it's led to us being forced to make the devastating decision to cut our 2020 research budget in half. So the truth is, we've never needed people like you more. 

Virtual fundraising challenges like Dechox are a way to help us keep up the pace of progress. Your willpower will be funnelled into ground-breaking science and support for the people who need us most. Because despite everything else happening at the moment, heart and circulatory diseases are still the world's biggest killers. For the sake of our mums and dads, brothers and sisters, grandparents and friends - we can't drop the ball now.