Sister's heart-warming fundraising trek in tribute to relative

Rose Wilson will make the 370-mile trip to raise money for and awareness of Cancer Research over the Easter weekend – starting at her sister Rachel's house in Broom and ending at Land's End, the most westerly point of mainland England.

She said: “I wanted to do something because cancer is a cruel and unforgiving disease and it doesn’t care who it attacks or how many lives it affects.

“My sister passed away in September last year.

“She had only been poorly for a few weeks but was diagnosed with two types of cancer and brain tumours as well – we were all devastated.

“We need more research so hopefully one day we can eradicate cancer all together and I decided I'd like to do something to raise money for Cancer Research, so me, my partner Karl Skelton and family and friends have decided to do the walk across the country.

“My sister lived not far away from Rotherham Hospice where she spent the last few weeks of her life so it seemed appropriate for us to start the event at her house.

“We couldn't save my sister but hopefully we can raise vital funds for Cancer Research to help the thousands of people who are either diagnosed or living with cancer.”

Rose has set up a GoFundMe page for donations – search 'To the moon and back' or visit www.tinyurl.com/RoseWilsonGFM.