On the 10th August 2024, we will be walking the Cumbria Way, a 73 mile walk through the heart of the Lake District, raising money for Tom’s Trust, in memory of our daughter, Emily.

Emily died very suddenly, on the 8th August 2022, from a brain tumour, aged just 8 years old.

Emily was admitted to Addenbrooke’s hospital in Cambridge where, at the time, the clinical psychologists were funded by Tom’s Trust, as part of a multidisciplinary team supporting all patients and families diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Children who are being treated for a brain tumour receive psychological support from the day of diagnosis onwards, throughout treatment and after treatment. Their family members are also given the help they need, ensuring all the family are supported during this difficult time. In the case that a family tragically loses their child, the family will receive bereavement support.

The support we have all received since Emily died has been invaluable. We honestly don’t know how we would have even begun to navigate life without Emily without regular professional help. We are raising funds to ensure other families continue to receive this much needed support, to thank Tom’s Trust for their essential work, and to help them expand their services across the country, into other hospitals.

Emily loved the outdoors and walking in the Lake District, climbing mountains and splashing in rivers with her brother Harry. In Emily’s memory, the three of us, Sarah, Andy and Harry, will be taking on the Cumbria Way with Emily’s Auntie Caroline, Uncle Jonny, and her cousins, Fred and Barnaby. The Lakes is such a special place for us all, having had family holidays there together with Emily’s cousins.

With a support crew of Emily’s Nana and Grandad, this walk will take us 7 days to get from Ulverston in the south to Carlisle in the north, a total of 73 miles.

We will be posting regular updates so please do follow our progress. Thank you for your support and for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page.

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