In February this year my world completely turned upside down when my best friend, Issy was diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma (A rare type of bone and soft tissue cancer).I used to scroll past things like this and feel pity for the people in the situation, but I’ve now realised how important listening to people’s stories and helping people is. Issy is more than just a sad story, she’s a friend, a daughter, a sister, a student. She loves music, concerts, calling her friends, going out - anything a normal 16-year-old would. Over the past months I’ve seen Issy completely ‘own’ having cancer, she takes every single positive out of it that she possibly can and it’s inspired me to be more confident and to stop worrying about the little things that don’t matter.Issy has been having intense Chemotherapy and six weeks of Radiotherapy, ending in late October/early November. She was given a 20-30% chance of surviving yet she’s managed to complete her treatment in less than a year, also having one of the most successful treatments ever for this type of Cancer.

My friend Autumn and I have been constantly searching for something to really show we care and we’ve both agreed that raising money for a charity Issy holds very close to her heart is the way to go. So many people at Teenage Cancer Trust have changed Issy’s entire experience and for that we are so grateful. To raise this money I will be walking to every station the circle line in London during October half term, I want to show Issy how proud I really am of her and how much she means to me. I understand that different people have different circumstances, anything counts no matter how little it is. if you can’t donate but still want to help sharing on social media or with friends would be appreciated. I’ll be walking this with my cousin, Martha and two of my aunts Joanne and Lydia.

Thank you so much to anyone who donates or shares, I feel so grateful I get to give back to the people that saved my best friend and will go on to save many more teenagers.

We Love You, Issy you’ve taught the both of us there is so much more to life than we think and every second is worth cherishing, we can take something good out of any negative situation no matter how awful the circumstances are.