10/11/2025
Wow can’t believe this was nearly 2 weeks ago!! Feels like a dream now!!
Sorry for the silence! I’ve been busy, exhausted, unwell and just trying to get back to ‘normal’!!!
What an experience it was!!!!!
Met so many amazing people!!! Cried and laughed so much! Never loved and hated anything so intensely at the same time!!! Loved the walks, talks, laughs and scenery! Bloody hated camping, sleep deprivation and summit night!
Never realised I would have to dig so deep to get to the top!!!! I had everyone in my mind that sponsored and encouraged us! Thank you!! Plus those guides, they are amazing and I made it there and back thanks to them and total determination!!!
However, mostly the kids, if they can still smile whilst going through pain and unbearable itch, then I was going to suck up my pain, dry my tears and get my ass up the bloody mountain!!!
I won’t miss hearing …. poley poley, sippy sippy or where’s the salt 🧂😂 but I am missing those I climbed with!
Thank you to my family and friends for their support, love and messages of encouragement!!
Esp thanks to Peter, Brodie and Logan for having my back and being patient during all the fundraising!
Thanks to my Dad Colin and Step Mum Marjory for travelling down from Wick and babysitting for two weeks to let me go!
Also, to the most amazing woman Laura, thank you for inviting me on this adventure, your energy, drive and how you looked after everyone is inspiring plus, your friendship that means so much to me! What a laugh, esp your sleeping bag shenanigans 😂.
I miss our Scotland team, Debra Kilimanjaro Team , you are brilliant and I can’t wait for the reunion! Plus our bigger team reunion with everyone we met there at Debrafest next year!!!! Loved the laughs and bosies!
Thank you to all those who helped us either prizes during our funraising events, for the help we got and to our sponsors!!!
We are nearly at £85k!!
Combined the 40 of us are at £209k!!
This will go towards the £500k costs for trials to repurpose drugs.
If you would still like to donate, now I’ve proven I did it, then you still can!
Thank you so much ###
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