Tracy and I are taking part in this walk as I was diagnosed in February 2015 as having a brain tumour.

At the time my daughter was 10 months old and my husband had his dream job working in the middle east.

My brain tumour meant he had to give that up to be home permanently as we had no idea what the future would hold.

In November 2015 I had surgery where they removed part of my tumour and I got a formal diagnosis of having a Cavernous Sinus Haemangioma. It was a hard time trying to get some normality back after surgery but by the following summer we were on the way.

Then in June 2016 I was hit with the news that my tumour had grown back bigger than before. This was devastating as at the time i felt so much better! Over the next 3 month's I was the subject of a multi disciplinary meeting at the hospital where they decided that Gamma Knife Radiosurgery was my best option.

Roll onto April 2017 and off I went to Sheffield for the treatment. It was a tough couple of days being there and having the treatment, and then the hard bit was finding out it takes 1 to 2 years to see the results so we had no idea of success.

June 2018 brought the best news that my tumour has shrunk by approximately two thirds! So, at the moment at least, I am in a really good place.

I have been so well supported by my husband, family, friends and the commitment and dedication of the 3 hospitals I have been under but also amazed at the lack of funding into one of the biggest killers in the under 40's. Since diagnosis I have made new friends with other sufferers but sadly lost some of these friends as well.

Now I want to try and give back as much as possible by helping to raise funds so other families don't have to suffer.

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