When I was diagnosed with a condition which restricts your airways and your lung capacity, there were certain things that I knew would be difficult for me. It is surprising how many things you need your lungs for. Suddenly, eating and breathing was difficult; I couldn't string a sentence together properly; I couldn't read aloud fluently; walking and movement made me out of breath.

I will never forget the moment when I heard those words, "Mrs Rowtcliff, this might come as a shock but you are going to need new lungs!"

Sat at the top of Snowdon, looking out into the pouring rain, I think that now is the time to start my blog. I have three hours to kill waiting for our Ride for Hope Team to reach the summit. Looking at the weather, I'm very glad I opted for the train but a year ago, I would have been walking up with them. This is the story of how a sudden illness, changed my life in an instant. It is the story of God's amazing faithfulness despite facing the hardest storm I have ever had to face and the journey has only just begun...