My sister Emily tragically took her own life at the beginning of this year. We didn’t know she had been struggling and wished she would have reached out.

I’m doing the swim in memory of Em and to raise money for a fantastic suicide awareness and prevention charity that is local to where I live in Berkhamsted . The charity is Hectors House. What is written below resonates so much in respect of Emily.

Hector Stringer took his life at the tender age of 18. He didn't realise that things can and do get better and he didn't reach out to his friends and family to ask for help when he needed it most. We believe that suicide can be prevented, if we all realise that mental health is fluid, that you can get help, you are not alone, people do care. We are raising money so that hopefully, we can prevent suicide, though increased awareness, education and support.