On the 10th August 2024, Fred and Barnaby Meeson will be taking on the epic challenge of walking the Cumbria Way, a 73 mile walk through the heart of the Lake District. They are walking to raise money for Tom’s Trust, in memory of their cousin, Emily.

Emily died very suddenly, on the 8th August 2022, from a brain tumour, aged just 8 years old. Emily was admitted to Addenbrooke’s hospital in Cambridge where, at the time, the clinical psychologists were funded by Tom’s Trust, as part of a multidisciplinary team supporting all patients and families diagnosed with a brain tumour.

The boys will be walking with their mum and dad, Emily's parents, her brother Harry and Nana and Grandad as their support crew. This walk will take them 7 days to get from Ulverston in the south to Carlisle in the north, a total of 73 miles.

Tom's trust

Children who are being treated for a brain tumour receive psychological support from the day of diagnosis onwards, throughout treatment and after treatment. Their family members are also given the help they need, ensuring all the family are supported during this difficult time. In the case that a family tragically loses their child, the family will receive bereavement support.

The support Emily's family have all received since she died has been invaluable and they honestly don’t know how they would have even begun to navigate life without Emily without regular professional help. We are raising funds to ensure other families continue to receive this much needed support, to thank Tom’s Trust for their essential work, and to help them expand their services across the country, into other hospitals.

For Emily

Emily loved the outdoors, walking, climbing mountains and splashing in rivers in the Lake District. The Lakes is such a special place for us all, having had family holidays there together.

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