30th May 2009 4 Years since mum died

Well it's been two weeks since the Moonwalk, time has just flown by and I completed the Moonwalk in 9 hours 45 minutes!!!I met some of my fabulous Facebook Moonwalker friends and one of them, Jennifer did the whole walk with me, bless her for that I honestly couldn't have done it without her!Unfortunately during the last mile or so it poured with rain and we got soaked and my partner Steve missed us finishing which I was gutted about. Also unfortunately I was suffering with a horrible chest infection so wasn't feeling well and when over the finish and getting my medal I suddenly couldn't get my breath and had some sort of panic attack. The WTW team were fab making sure I was ok, and when I got changed them came out of Playtex City to meet Steve I unfortunately couldn't get my breath again and poor Steve had to get someone from WTW to get the paramedics. After sitting for a bit I was ok but it was very scary!!I'm so glad I did the walk again and have made some amazing friends and can't wait to do it again next year!!Just ordered my finishers t-shirt today!

It's 4 years today since my mum died from breast cancer so been thinking of her today. Hope she is proud of me, I did it for you mum, big hugs xx

Friday 15th May 2009 1 day to go!!!!!!!

Please please sponsor me anything you can spare and thanks to everyone who already has, it means so much to me!Big hugs xx

www.justgiving.com/dianewalkingthemoonwalk2009

Thursday 14th May 2009 Only 2 days to go!!!!!

WOW!!Just two days to go now! The local paper printed an article on me today!Photo really nice also online too:

http://www.worthingherald.co.uk/worthing/Worthing-woman-ready-to-moonwalk.5268375.jp

Shame they missed my fundraising page link out of the paper but put it online! Here is the photo in the articleabove! Have got a chest infection and really irritating dry cough though which I could well have done without before this weekend. Am on antibiotics which will hopefully start working before Saturday!Nothing will stop me being there, even this!!

Monday 11th May 2009 Had photo taken for local paper!5 days to go!

I can hardly believe it's only 5 days now until the walk!Yipppeeeeeee!!!!I had a photographer from our local paper come and take photos of me for a feature they are doing on me doing the Moonwalk, will hopefully be in Thursday's paper!! Had to frantically finish my bra for it but it looks fab very sparly and fluffy!Have also bought pretty butterfly fairy wings from Claire's Accessories today and might make a tutu aswell to hide my stomach!!!Lol!! So looking forward to meeting people I have become friends with on Facebook etc and loving the new forum on the Walk The Walk officicial website! Feet are doing really good so all is well so far touch wood!

7TH MAY 2009 TROUBLE WITH TOES!!

Went for an appointment with Shuropody yesterday for what I thought was going to be a feet pampering only to end up losing both my big toe nails (they had gone black etc!) and having a blister popped! Not happy as it was a total waste of £30!!Avoid them at all costs, any problems with your feet see your doctor/nurse at your surgery! Had to go to the doctor this morning and got antibiotics just incase but she said I could still do the walk!Phew what a relief!! Only 8 days to go!!!!!

Saturday 2nd May 20 Mile Training Walk - Disaster!

Got up at 6am this morning to get ready for the big 20 mile walk with my training partner Jackie. Got to her flat in Shoreham at 7.45am then we set off at 8am to do the walk!We walked all the way from Shoreham to Brighton Marina (8 miles) then back again another 8 miles!Disaster for me though, the balls of my feet were stinging and have ended up with huge blisters on them, blisters on my heels and toes and am in agony now. Gutted I was only 4 miles off the 20! Had a good cry and feel like I let myself down but I could not have carried on. Am having my feet done at Shuropody on Wednesday so hoping they can come up with some solutions for me. Spent a fortune on various shoes and socks but nothing working. Am really down now.

Sunday 26th April 2009 3 weeks to go!

Well I've still not been out again on a proper training session for ages, hope to go out tomorrow and do a 10 miler. Bad news is looks like I'm going to lose my big toenail on my left foot has come really loose now, not painful but just dreading it coming off!!I'm sqeamish at stuff like that!Have also bought Thorlo Thick Cushion running socks which are miles better than 1000 mile socks and some Troo Step Insoles so hopefully these will make things better. Went into Brighton Thursday and bought loads of pink sparkly bits and fabric to decorate my bra!Bought the wrong type of fabric dye though so going to get the right one tomorrow.