In January 2019 Louisa Sargent, 38, was diagnosed with advanced melanoma; an aggressive skin cancer that has now spread to other parts of her body.

She has over this past year received a number of debilitating cancer treatments, with emergency spinal surgery being needed just before Christmas.

At the end February the NHS confirmed that they now have no further treatment options for her. Without support from elsewhere her time is now extremely limited. Louisa’s ability to endure the past 12 months has been an inspiration to us all. In short, Louisa is the mother and parent that we all aspire to be. In facing nothing short of a worst nightmare scenario for any parent, she has been ever present at Christmas nativities, school events and countless football and dance events that are so important to Henry (6) and Isla (8) her two incredible children.

She has simply got on with life; embracing any good news she’s received, and dealing with the bad as only one more challenge to focus on overcoming. She has remained the selfless, endlessly kind and loving person everyone has always known her to be.

At the beginning of March Lou and her family made the drive to Germany to try a new medical treatment available - Dendritic Cell therapy. The treatment alone is likely to cost £40,000 and they also need to fund accommodation and costs for her family to be there supporting her.

Fundraising activities are currently spread across friends, family, Twineham School and Hurstpierpoint residents, which was to include the now postponed Brighton and London Marathons.

We are grateful for all donations (www.gofundme.com/f/2qf7bx-lou039s-healing-fund) and other fundraising avenues.

Email chiropracticuk at gmail.com for more information on any of the following: 100km Bike Ride around the Isle of Wight (3rd May), Tough Mudder, London West (10th May), Three Peaks Yorkshire (7th June) and Serpent Trail 50k Ultramarathon (11th July). Thank you.