My activity
I'm fundraising for Bowel Cancer UK
I’m taking part in ActiveApril for Bowel Cancer UK and raising money to help save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer.
I am recovering from bowel cancer found after suffering a heart attack and believe either one saved my life to allow me live my life and make more memories with my loving family and friends who have been there from the beginning and continue to support through this different life I’m living due to bowel cancer. From the start we have approached it from a positive and humorous attitude. I want to talk about the effects and experience of living bowel cancer and through support groups I began to realise that people with this condition are different and individuals but who have similar experiences and talking together through messages gain support and advice from like minded people. I am a naturally positive humours individual however I appreciate that some people aren’t but if I can give or encourage one person living with or inform individuals insight into what bowel cancer is then I feel as though I will have accomplished something along this new life experience. Those who know me will appreciate my issues with mobility so being active for me may just mean walking around the house lol but I have been attending cardiac rehab exercises and can manage a whole 5 mins on an exercise bike and I would love to get back to having a gentle swim so I see these as goals to work on through this fund raising challenge. I haven’t read any further yet to what it involves but positivity and fun will be had I’m sure
The money I raise will help to provide support and information to patients and their families, fund and support research into bowel cancer and support campaigns for early diagnosis and best treatment and care for all.
I’m going to be getting active every day in April, please support me and donate today.
My achievements
Profile picture added
Self donated
First donation
25% target
50% target
Hit target
Challenge completed
My updates
Hoooooorrrrrrraaaaayyyyyyy
Monday 28th Apr Omg omg omg the most fantastic swim session in over 5 years and with a stoma bag. Thank you to my friend Debbie Birch for swimming along with me. Done about 16 lengths i think. Weekly Monday session starts from next week. Getting back to swimming achieved Share
Today is the day
Monday 28th Apr In at the deep end or Shallow. Hopefully get back to swimming if today goes ok. Share
honest i have been active
Sunday 27th Apr Reading past few blogs and realised not been physically active but then had something that has slowed me down but did try to be active. This morning feel better but its taken ages to put a wash on wash up 3 days of washing up and taking runbish out to the bin.
Blaaaaahhhhhh
Saturday 26th Apr Im up but feel blaaaahhhh not sure if its a stomach bug. So actively managed to wash up put a wash on and do some paper work sorting. Keep strong everyone a few more days. Share
Booked. Now time to spend with Chickens
Saturday 26th Apr These arent real chickend
Trip around garden center
Friday 25th Apr Little trip to garden centre brought another azer just love them Share
Nearly slept day away
Monday 21st Apr so thought i had set my alarm turns out i hadnt. Woke up at 11 an.Washed uo and was active by visiting a lively elderly couple to check they are ok whilst their daughter is on holiday Share
Legs feel how Easter Bunnies must feel
Sunday 20th Apr Visiting family so loads of walking on crutches up and down driveways and steps etc🥰 Share
Utube session
Saturday 19th Apr Got no plans to go out today but that could change. So let’s make use of u tube app. Clips to follow possibly lol Share
Easter deliveries
Friday 18th Apr Collected Easter eggs so today went delivering to family and friends 🥰 Share
Walking and visiting
Thursday 17th Apr Walking round local supermarkets to get snacks for the journey down to Wiltshire to visit a cute little girl 🥰 Share
Active but nothing to taxing
Wednesday 16th Apr Body is really not wanting to play exercises or stretches today but is being active with trip to shops to get 10 Easter Eggs 🐣🥰 Share
Slow start
Tuesday 15th Apr Two nights of dancing with crutches followed by days of mild activity washing up and a chair sit down session Share
Whole body refusing to move
Monday 14th Apr So yesterday it was just legs but today it’s whole body not wanting to move. Leg exercises before getting out of bed. Aim for arm exercises later in the day 🥰 Share
Come on legs move
Sunday 13th Apr So lovely time with family and friends for annual Flower Show meal. Active in April activity was dancing with support of crutches these are required for other health conditions. Share
Let’s boogie
Saturday 12th Apr Morning of sorting important affairs completed. Breakfast in the garden. Relaxing in the sun ready for an evening of dancing supported with crutches with some lovely Aunties Share
Final photo
Friday 11th Apr Going to say goodbye to childhood home of 57 yrs take a photo of the outside of the house to remember. Then afternoon with granddaughters making memories in their dads childhood home 🥰 Share
Blood day
Thursday 10th Apr Trip to docs for blood tests and then decide what’s next active wise 🥰 Share
WWW day
Wednesday 9th Apr Weekly wash Wednesday today will consist of washing the car whilst perched on pedro the purching stool and using basil the telescopic soft brush for washing the car. Share
Terrific Tuesday
Tuesday 8th Apr Terrific Tuesday is always terrific because it pottery day 2.5 .hrs spent with like minded people and think of nothing else. Share
Enjoying life
Tuesday 8th Apr So haircut first thing and needed doing desperately.
All change
Monday 7th Apr So Fitness in the sunshine didn’t happen yesterday as a trip to a garden centre and Aldi and Home Bargains and visits to daughter and son took place. So this was my activity instead 🥰 Share
Fits day
Sunday 6th Apr Have a great day everyone. Fitness in the sunshine(Fits) kind of day using trusted perching stool (must give him a name) 🤪🥰 Share
Freeedddoommm
Saturday 5th Apr So I’ve been told I can return to driving so I have.. picked up a good friend and went for a drink…both being mindfully active together and both needed it. Share
Shower and Shopping++++
Friday 4th Apr Day 4 Can having a shower and getting ready for shopping trip start to the day count as being active.
Gosh gentle pruning 😂
Thursday 3rd Apr So day 3 activity started later than planned as the garden was saying just chill and soak up the sunshine so I did with a cuppa and a biscuit. Pruning commended but it wasn’t gentle as I thought it was going to be. Managed to prune a fushia bush before getting breathless so it’s being done in stages now. Listen to your body people if it’s not feeling right get it checked out Share
Never knew waiting could be tiring
Thursday 3rd Apr So day 2 activity was cardio rehab exercises great activity however after being active with exercise bike and light weight arm exercises rest of day was spent on my bum in a hospital chair waiting for hospital transport. However whilst sat waiting I performed several sets of leg raises still being active throughout the 4.5hr wait. Gentle activity required today…some gardening in firm of gentle pruning. 🥰 Share
Heart - stoma -heart
Wednesday 2nd Apr Hi all cardio rehab exercise clas today. My bowel cancer journey was hilighted after a heart attack but if I didn’t have the tummy pain it wouldn’t have highlighted the heart attack I was quietly having. Either way both saved my life. Hope everyone is doing fine with their own fundraising. Big thank you to to my donators for pushing me through my target 🥰 Share
Oh gosh gobbsmacked 😱👍🥰
Tuesday 1st Apr Can’t believe I’ve reached my target. Thank you to everyone who has donated. However if you are reading my fundraising page and would still like to donate then please do whatever you can afford. I would be interested how much I could raise. Share
April fool no only kidding 🤪🥰
Tuesday 1st Apr Morning everyone it’s already been a challenge to move with back pain and clicky knee so after attending my pottery session I will be finding a sit down exercise utube exercise session to take part in. I’ve got this may be small in comparison to some but not for me. Please donate what you can and thank you 🥰 Share
Wow
Monday 31st Mar Thank you to those who have sponsored me so far. I’ve not even done anything yet🤪 it’s given me a boost already. I have read some of the things they are doing to keep active and to me they are massive activities such as running marathons or climbing mountains. Well those are just a bit beyond my reach but if I can spend time off my bum and on my feet everyday through April then I will have achieved my goal. If I need to sit down but still be active then that will be a different way of achieving my goal of being Active in April. My biggest achievements I’d like to try and reach is to increase my time on an exercise bike which is currently 5 minutes and that is a struggle for me so any improvement is good. The other would be to put on a cosi and waddle into a swimming pool to allay fears of swimming with a stoma bag. So not big activities but big enough for me 🥰 ShareThank you to my Sponsors
£20
Charlotte Butler
£20
Jane Ingram Ingram
£20
Mark Meds
£10
Lincoln Bradley
£10
Lyndsey Ingram
Keep up the good work mom
£10
Cathy Butler
£10
Alex Ingram
Love you xxx
£10
Jackie Strange
Amazing! You go girl! xxx
£10
Shezzy
Please donate whatever you can and thank you in advance for supporting this cause. 🥰
£10
Beth Alps
So proud of you, you are amazing xxx
£10
Carla
You are amazing and the most resilient lady I know. We love you so much Shezzy!!!!!!! Love Carla, Oz, Tyler and Libs
£5
Tracy Aldridge
Good Luck Sheridan 🤩 Truly inspirational xx
£5
Tina Wright
£5
Emma Higgins
You’ve got this Shezzy!
You are an inspiration ⭐️