It was hugely rewarding to know we were raising money in Mam's honour

Our Mam was diagnosed with COPD around ten years ago. She struggled with her condition on a daily basis but showed great strength. She was an amazing Mam and Nanny who loved spending time with her family, and that kept her going.

When she unexpectedly passed away in June, my sister and I looked at charities that we could fundraise for in memory of our Mam. We then found Asthma + Lung UK’s website. We hadn't come across the charity before this point and wanted to raise money to help raise awareness of the condition and to support future treatments.

Training helped me deal with the loss of Mam

I decided to do a sponsored walk, starting training by doing 10k steps a day, which helped me to deal with loss of Mam. Unfortunately, Sammy was recovering from a broken leg so she was unable to train. We only found out whether she would be able to participate a couple of days before the walk as her cast was removed only a few weeks prior.

It was challenging physically and emotionally

We walked from Roker to South Shields beach passing some of Mams favourite beaches, along the way. The walk was challenging physically and emotionally however hugely rewarding to know we were raising money in Mams honour.

In total we fundraised £1840. This was through fundraising, donations from colleagues and support from a friends dance school. Sammy, who is a tattooist raised money through raffling vouchers on top of her own personal sponsors.

We have hope for the future of people with lung conditions

Our hope for the future through fundraising for Asthma + Lung UK is that there is better treatment, awareness and support for families of people living with COPD. We feel it is so important that the lives of those with lung conditions is easier and more comfortable for them.