This is something extremely personal and close to my heart. I was diagnosed with stage 2 Hodgkin lymphoma on August 12th 2022. My world was completely turned upside down and my life changed massively. I went from being a normal active 22 year old who spent every second working hard and playing hard to a scared, dependant and unsure kid. There were 100 different emotions I experienced within such a short period of time and nothing that anyone could ever prepare for!

The treatment/support I received from family and friends was incredible. From Macmillan to young lives vs Cancer everything was made so easy for me. This is something I won't ever forget. Amongst others the main reason for doing this is to help someone else like me get the support they need during the toughest time of their life. I also want to give something back to all those people who spent time with me when I needed it. All those people that spoke to me on the phone, people who gave me my medication, people who cried with me, people who allowed me to be the worst version of my self and continued to stick by me. The list goes on! For all of that I will be forever grateful.

The second main reason for me wanting to complete this is to show myself that I am mentally and physically back to a place where I can push to achieve something. There has been a lot of change in my life since that day. Ive been to rock bottom and I've been a horrible person to be around at times. Ive done what I needed to do and given up on certain things to allow myself to heal and to begin building my life back up. Im getting used to how I am and I believe it's the best I've ever been.

I could continue writing and explain the difficult times I faced but in reality I've been given another chance which some people don't get. I want to focus on the positives and use this to give something back. I want to make a big effort to showing people that you can be strong throughout the toughest times and that anything is achievable.

Thankyou so much for taking the time to read my story and please help me help others by donating what ever it is you can.

Peace x