Sarah Turner and her partner, Andy Woolner, took on the three peaks challenge to raise money for East Lancashire Hospice in memory of Sarah’s mum, Alison Turner.

The challenge was at the beginning of June with the couple tackling Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis.

Sarah, 27, from Feniscowles, Blackburn, lost her mum after a battle with cancer. Alison was first diagnosed in 2014 with breast cancer. She underwent surgery to remove the cancer, followed by a gruelling round of chemo and radiotherapy. She came through this treatment with sheer determination. In 2015 she was given the all clear and went into remission, which the family were delighted with.

In 2019, Alison started with pain and was diagnosed with womb cancer, she underwent surgery on Christmas Eve and spent Christmas in hospital. She returned to chemotherapy again but due to Covid, this was cut short. Alison was making good progress and doing well but during a holiday with her family, she started getting pains in her stomach. She was diagnosed with incurable stomach cancer and she stayed upbeat and positive throughout it all. However, a few weeks later she had to be admitted to hospital with no visitors allowed due to COVID.

Sarah said: “This for us as a family, was heartbreaking and we hated not being able to be there for her.”

After a few weeks, Alison was moved to East Lancashire Hospice, which meant they were able to be by her side.

Sarah said: “The care the hospice provide, not only for their patients but for their families too, is remarkable and we really could not thank them enough for the care they provided for mum. The rooms were comfortable and welcoming, the gardens were beautiful, and the staff went above and beyond to provide care to my mum.”

If you would also like to walk with Sarah and the rest of the community to raise funds for patient care, visit the hospice website - https://eastlancshospice.org.uk/starlightmemorieswalk