It’s been a while since my last post, but I’m back and would love to share the reasons for my break from blogging.
The trip to Peru was even more amazing than I thought it would be, and not for any reason anyone could possibly have imagined. Within 24 hours of arriving in Cusco (3,500m up [...]
Was discussing this with one of my fellow trekkers on the plane back home - what was the biggest lesson we learned? Without thinking I said that mine was ‘Trust’. And so it was. I had to trust that every day I was going to be OK, that Max, our guide would [...]
Well, I’m back! The plane landed late on Sunday, although I don’t feel like I’m back on the ground yet. So much has happened to me, I’ve experienced so much that its very hard to describe the indescribable. A large part of me simply doesn’t feel the same as the person that [...]
About 9 months ago the decision was made for me to journey to Machu Picchu in the high Andes in Peru to raise money and awareness for bowel cancer. The minimum amount I had to commit to raising was £2,900. I decided to ‘think big’ and ‘aim high’ and set myself the goal [...]
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Thank you 4Networking for giving me the opportunity to talk to the lovely Cambridge group this morning! I know I stepped in at the last moment, so I didn’t get much notice, but actually this was perfect, as it didn’t give me a chance to ‘think’ about why I shouldn’t, couldn’t or wouldn’t do [...]
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It’s been a couple of weeks since my first foray into public speaking, and I keep meaning to put pen to paper (or finger to keyboard) to let you know how it went. Actually it felt surprisingly easy. Not a big deal. Nothing major. I have no idea why I was resisting [...]
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Tomorrow evening I have been invited to talk in the “Hero” slot before the main speaker at an event in Cambridge. I have mixed feelings about doing this. On one hand I know I have to do this - its part of my mission to raise money and awareness for bowel cancer by [...]
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I’m inspired to write a quick blog as I’ve noticed that the more I share my cancer story with others, the more I’ve noticed how cancer affects everyone, in some way or another. As the date of my charity trek draws closer, I’ve started to speak at my networking meetings, as well as be [...]
Continue reading about Sharing my story in April - Bowel Cancer Awareness month
A little blog to say a BIG thank you to my very good friend and Virtual Assistant colleage in Birmingham, Berni Jones (from Bernadette Jones Secretary Services) for supporting my work to raise awarness and raise cash for bowel cancer. She’s put a special page on her website devoted to me & my Machu [...]
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It’s only 2 months until I leave for Peru! On Saturday I travelled to London to meet my fellow Trekkers at a really interesting and informative Beating Bowel Cancer Trek Peru briefing session, not to mention inspirational and motivating! The dream became a reality when we were told about some of the challenges we [...]
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