Natalie's Fundraising Page

For Mum

In 2019, my mum died of cancer. Even writing that still doesn’t feel real. She was my best friend, my biggest supporter, and the heart of our family. Watching someone you love slip away is something I wouldn’t wish on anyone. It changes you forever.

Mum was everything to me. She was the one who made everything better, the one I turned to for advice, comfort, and love. She was strong, kind, and funny – even through her illness. But cancer is cruel. It took so much from her, and from us. Watching it happen, knowing there’s nothing you can do to stop it… it breaks you in ways you don’t even realise at the time.

In those final weeks, when everything felt completely unbearable, we found St Christopher’s Hospice. And in that darkness, they were a light.

They didn’t just care for my mum – they cared for us. They held our hands when we were falling apart. They sat with us and made space for us to be angry and scared and heartbroken. They gave my mum dignity. They gave her peace. And somehow, in the worst moments of our lives, they made her feel safe.

I’ll never forget the way they spoke to her, gently and with love, even when she couldn’t respond. They treated her like she still mattered – because she did. And to us, she always will.

Now, I want to give something back – for her, and for all the families going through what we went through.

I’m fundraising for St Christopher’s so that other people can have that same care, that same compassion, when they need it most. Hospices like this one don’t just appear when you need them – they exist because of donations, because people care enough to keep them going.

If you can spare anything – a pound, a fiver, anything – you’ll be helping to give someone else’s mum, dad, sibling, or partner the kind of goodbye they deserve. You’ll be giving someone the gift of dignity and comfort in the most painful chapter of life.

I wish more than anything that my mum was still here. That I could hug her, tell her what I’ve been up to, hear her laugh again. I can’t have that. But I can honour her. And I can help others in her name.

Thank you for reading, and thank you for supporting something that means so much to me.

For Mum. Always.

Natalie 🤍