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My name is Kit, I live on a narrowboat travelling the canals of England.
In January I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Since then I've had two operations and I'm now on medication. I've been given a 65% chance of making it ten years.
It feels like fairly good odds and I want to do everything I possibly can to help myself stay well.
Organic vegetables are a really big part of improving my health, but they are costing me over fifty pounds a week in order to have enough to eat and juice. It's crazy when I know we can grow them for much less.
Our savings are rapidly dwindling and I must also rethink my work, so I can stay closer to hospital and avoid super high stress.
We want to build a boat to contain a garden to grow abundant vegetables, herbs and mushrooms but also to house a tiny little coffee stall selling fairly traded teas and coffees to our customers who already stop to check out our floating china shop. The coffee stall will be entirely off grid, using no fossil fuels or batteries which gives us a great talking point to show customers just how easy it is to do without fossil fuels.
We have some savings, but we need help, because suddenly the rainy day is upon us. We have always believed in helping ourselves, but we need to ask for your help too now.
7k will help to have the boat built, we will also need to paint and equip it. We will need containers, compost, curtain sides to make a greenhouse, seeds, and to fit a kitchen in the cabin. The total cost to get ourselves up and running is nearer 12k so every penny you can donate is deeply appreciated.
It doesn't matter how small your donation, every single pound helps, not simply as money, but also in intent and love.
So many friends have already been absolutely wonderful, I am riding on a magic carpet of love. Your help to build me a garden boat will offer a truly sustainable way for me to stay healthy, and garden for my health.
I thank you for taking the time to read this.
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