My Nana meant the world to me, she was kind, funny and never did anything for herself but did everything for others.

She made me delicious food nearly every night and refused any help until recently. When my Nana passed at the age of 82 in December 2022 my heart was broken. This beautiful woman who'd helped me and loved me all my life was gone.

When I found out she was in the hospital with sepsis I was scared but didn't think much of it as I didn't know what sepsis was at the time. But two hours later she was gone, I was devastated!

When I'd figured out what killed her, I almost immediately thought of ways to try and stop this from happening to other people and their families.

I've been wanting to shave my long hair ever since I could remember, so I thought this opportunity presented itself. Therefore, in May 2023 I'm going to shave my hair to help raise awareness and funds for The UK Sepsis Trust.

My Nana had short hair all her life, so if she figured out what I was doing to raise funds for what had taken her life, she would be very proud.

I hope you will help me support the Charity, together we can make a difference. Thank you.

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Sepsis accounts for 48,000 deaths annually in the UK, that’s more than breast cancer, bowel cancer and prostate cancer put together. Sepsis is the acute bodily reaction to infection. Symptoms initially present as flu like but can rapidly deteriorate into a life threatening condition.

Fundraising is at the heart of our fight against sepsis.

It raises awareness, and sparks the question: “What is sepsis? In this way, fundraising can help prevent thousands of deaths & unnecessary suffering through knowledge & awareness of the symptoms.

It also funds our vital support work, Public Awareness, Educating Health Professionals & helping people adjust to life after sepsis through accessing our Support Group network. We also lobby government to support our cause and makes vital changes in areas such as the NHS.