My Story
Thanks for visiting my fundraising page. I’m walking 100 miles throughout October to help raise money for Cancer Research UK. Please show your support and help fund life-saving research by donating to my page. Diagnosed 15 May 23 bilateral invasive breast cancer, lumpectomy completed 5 July, chemo started 12 weekly on 14 September with Herceptin 3 weekly for a year with more tablets for 5/10 years and radiotherapy after chemo. I take it one day at a time and one step at a time, I'll get there in the end! Fitbit records 24/7 so even popping to the toilet counts!😆 UPDATE: I’m at the half way mark! Well, it’s not been easy, weekly chemotherapy and 3 weekly Herceptin hits hard for most of the week. I’m lucky to get two ‘good’ days when I can get more steps in. Good is more functioning than wiped out and fatigued. One day a week I’m stuck for 4- 4.5 hours in a chair receiving treatment. Luckily I’ve hit 54% of my target and then next 7 treatments could cumulatively make the challenge harder but I’m determined to do all I can to help those like me with cancer get better treatment and prognosis. Thank you to all that have supported me on this challenge. 😄 UPDATE. Had a problem with PICC line on Tuesday blood clot blockage, then chemo Thursday and back to cancer centre today with PICC line issue. Less time to get my walks in on my good days. I need to do 60,000 steps in 4 days, not sure I can manage that. If I don’t I will walk my extra steps next Tuesday and Wednesday which will be a day longer than planned. Medication is giving me insomnia for few days after chemo so lack of sleep not helping. But hey chemotherapy is killing all my good cells in my body so any walk is good and I will get 100 miles in but with one extra day! And that not bad! UPDATE: Just checked page this morning and I’m at 96% of the target so I only need 7148 steps in 4 days. That’s doable! Couldn’t quite work out how yesterday I was so far behind, maybe the FITBIT has not synced properly! That’s good news. 😄 Thank you to everyone who sponsored me. It wasn’t easy but it’s important for more money to be raised to help with research and finding more cures for cancer. 🥰
