Walking 4 Jess

We're raising as much as we can to help diagnose cancer early.

In memory of

Jess Brady

My Story

Jess radiated kindness and positivity. She was gentle, funny, courageous, and loving, without question, a beautiful person inside and out. Jess loved so many things, walking in the woods, pink blossom on trees, delicious cakes, and herbal teas, preparing travel itineraries, lighting fragrant candles, relaxing baths, fairy lights, fluffy, flat-faced cats, creating and making, films, books, and musicals. She was meticulous in her organisation and planning and recorded all her aspirations and goals in a journal. She was undoubtedly a precious gift; we are so privileged and proud to call her our daughter. During the summer of 2020 when our world took on an eerie silence and everything, but the virus, stood still, Jess began to feel unwell. Ever proactive in dealing with her health, Jess sought medical support whilst also doing all she physically could to ease her increasingly debilitating symptoms. Despite her proactive steps, by the time Jess was diagnosed at the end of November, it was too late to treat her advanced and aggressive cancer. During the 3 weeks Jess was in hospital she taught us so much about grace, humility, dignity, and bravery. Devastatingly, she lost her life on 20th December 2020 aged just 27 years. Nothing could ever prepare us or can ever console us. It is so important to us that Jess is remembered and she continues to make a difference. She was passionate about raising awareness. In trying to make sense of what has happened, we recognise that Jess’ young age was a major stumbling block in achieving an accurate diagnosis. Our unexpected journey with Jess has highlighted the need for more support, funding, and research. We are planning to walk (virtually) from Land's End to John O' Groats between 20th December 2021 to 20th December 2022. We know 12 months to achieve 874 miles is not the most arduous of challenges but every step will be taken in memory of Jess and will sometimes be in the cold, in the dark, after work. We hope the money we raise will make a difference in diagnosing cancer early. We are not asking for sponsorship or a simple donation. We are inviting you to buy raffle tickets, for £10 each. Each and every month, starting from the date of your donation, we will put your name into a draw to win a prize. The amount you donate will determine the number of times your name is entered into each draw e.g. for £20 you will be entered twice. Please include your name with your donation. As an enthusiastic gift giver, we think Jess would love the idea of you having the chance to receive something while contributing to such an important cause! Thank you so much. Andrea and Simon.