Never in my life did I think I would ever get the idea to leap out of a plane but you best believe that for my little brother who went through so much in his life that this sounds like an easy task for me and I would do anything now to keep his memory alive! In memory of Samuel and to raise vital funds for Samuels promise I will be taking part in a tandem sky dive on the 1st of September this year. I know that Samuel would think I’m absolutely crazy and be trying to persuade me out of this being the protective little brother that he was and the fact he was always a little less of a dare devil than me, but deep down I hope he would be very proud that I am taking on this challenge all for him. Samuel suffered incredibly since his diagnosis back in July 2018, the time that all of our lives as team Priestley fell apart and he went through so much scare, pain and distress, so the least I can do now is to keep participating in things that will help raise money for his amazing charity. In the bigger scheme of things I think to myself nothing can be scarier than what Samuel went through and I will always admire and hold onto his strength from that. For the next few months I will be collecting donations big or small for my taking part in this sky dive and all raised funds will go straight to Samuels charity ‘Samuels promise’ which raises funds for research into low grade brain tumours and surgical advances. Samuels diagnosis always left us with lack of clarity around what it meant for him and his future. Samuels tumour was benign so not ‘classified’ as cancer but the only treatment options available were cancer treatments. It was very confusing for all of us along with the tumour also being difficult to access surgically. Samuel went through every treatment you can think of and excruciating amounts of surgery yet was still unable to live a fulfilling life by the end. This is why now we want to focus on raising these funds so that potentially we can save lives in the future who may be going through a similar diagnosis that Samuel went through. No brain tumour should ever be dismissed whatever the diagnosis. I will be forever grateful to have spent 18 years with my little brother by my side so now let’s go jump out of a plane for you Samuel! I thank massively anyone in advance who donates, I appreciate every little bit of support! Now let’s start the countdown until September the 1st!