My amazing sister, Emily, died on the 8th of August 2022 (aged just 8 years old) from a diffuse midline glioma, which is an incurable brain tumour. I miss her so much, she was the best sister I could ever wish for. Every year, since 2023, I am going to do an active April challenge in memory of Ems. I want to raise as much money as I can to help find a cure for brain tumours like Emily’s. In 2023, I won a national JustGiving award for Young Fundraiser of the Year. In 2024, I was awarded the British Citizens Youth Award (BCyA) and the Queen’s Points of Light Award for all my fundraising. All this continues to motivate me because I know that people are inspired by the things I have done and continue to do. And as I said in my speech at the awards ceremony “I hope I can continue to make Emily proud as I will be fundraising forever”. #bemoreemily

Active April 2023:

In 2023, I raised over £25,000 in memory of Emily by swimming a mile, climbing England’s highest mountain and cycling home from Addenbrookes hospital (the journey she was never able to make).

Active April 2024:

In 2024, I swam an entire marathon in a 25m pool, a mile at a time. This meant I had to swim 64 lengths roughly everyday for 26 days! In total I completed 1,686 lengths by the end of the challenge! It was a marathon month in my family as my Mum and Dad ran the London Marathon and I swam one! With every length, I thought of my sister, and the money I was raising, so that other families get the hope that we didn’t have.

Active April 2025:

On the 26th of April I will be doing a mega Duathlon with my Dad. We are cycling 80km and then running another 8km for Ems. On the last kilometre I will be running with a weighted vest which will weigh the same amount that Emily did before she died (23kg). This is my biggest challenge yet and I hope to inspire people to donate so that a cure can be found to make the incurable, curable. Thank you for your support.

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