Sarah was diagnosed with hypothyroidism in 2021. She took on a boxing challenge to raise awareness of thyroid conditions and told us: Most days I crack on, but others are hard: invisibly hard.

The awareness around thyroid diseases (many autoimmune diseases, for that matter) is low, and unless you have or live with someone who also suffers, understanding the rollercoaster we live on can be difficult.

Sarah raised £440 for our work.

Sarah said: 8 weeks of training, 6 minutes of boxing and a bucket load of adrenaline… completed it with a win 💪🏻

I was absolutely buzzing. Other than walking myself down to surgery for my daughter's C-section, it is the most surreal moment of my life. The nerves disappeared, the adrenaline took over, and I don’t think I’ve ever been more focused.  As my husband put it, game plan executed 💪🏻🥊 

My aims:
Make it through the experience intact ✔️
Make my kids proud and show them what resilience looks like ✔️
Raise money for a charity ✔️

What I actually got from this experience far exceeds any of this… thank you, everyone, for the love and support.

“There is only one of you in the world, and that's more than good enough. Be unapologetically yourself.” 🫶🏻

Sarah in her BTF T-shirt	Sarah after the match