Cancer is a truly horrible disease that unfortunately seems to affect us all at some point with everyone either losing someone close or a loved one at sometime. It awful having to sit back and watch people fight against and you cant praise highly enough all the people who help along the way.

I have first hand experience of seeing the Macmillan Cancer Nurses in action and think they do an amazing job and need all the help they can get so I thought I would share this story I have just read.

Cruise blogger Emma Le Teace who runs a Cruise Blog called cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk is trying to raise £5000 to help Macmillan Cancer Support. Emma will very bravely go bald as part of the “brave the shave challenge” this September  on board the Marella Discovery cruise ship.

The 24-year-old decided to take part in the Brave The Shave challenge following the death of her grandfather John from bone cancer and said “I have been thinking about doing this for a while, always waiting for the “right time”. I came to realise that there probably is never a good time to shave your head.

Emma made the decision at her grandad John’s funeral and said that “he lived a full life but, even still, life is so short and none of us know how long we will get”

She describes herself as ’95 per cent terrified, five per cent excited.’ and said “‘I want to give something back to those who are affected by cancer. The work that Macmillan do is incredible and if I ever had cancer, or anybody I knew had cancer, I would want Macmillan to be there.

Macmillans slogan is “life with cancer is still life” Their goal is to help improve the lives of everybody living with cancer and they do this by providing advice and support on a huge range of issues. They’ll help you with things like finances and work because cancer isn’t just a thing that affects you physically.

‘Macmillan run drop-ins and support lines. They also have nurses who are able to help out whenever required, often providing well-needed respite to the families caring for those with cancer.’

‘I want to give something back to those who are affected by cancer. The work that Macmillan do is incredible and if I ever had cancer, or anybody I knew had cancer, I would want Macmillan to be there.

Brave The Shave tends to raises between £4-5m a year for Macmillan. The amount of people that type of money can help is mind-boggling but the more that can be raised the better

Emma is also donating her hair to another great cause the Little Princess Trust which makes wigs for children who need them.

I think Emma deserves a massive round of applause along with Marella too for allowing this to take place on the Discovery and I for one will be donating.