Why I’m raising funds for CoppaFeel!

Thank you in advance for reading, and for any support you can give…

(Long story short, I’m selling a limited edition print to raise money for CoppaFeel!, and you can purchase it here.)

My inspirational wife Laura is a BRCA1 gene mutation carrier, which means that she had a 60-85% chance of developing breast cancer, and a 40-60% chance of ovarian cancer. 

After a decade of worry and constant anxiety, in 2019 she had her ovaries removed, and then, in 2020 at the height of the pandemic, she had a double mastectomy and reconstruction. 

Both surgeries have drastically reduced her risk of developing those cancers, but have had other consequences, such as going into menopause at the age of 34.

However, having faced down that challenge, she’s taking on another one this week - a weeklong 100km trek to raise money for CoppaFeel! - a brilliant breast cancer charity.

Originally scheduled for the Saharan desert, C19 has meant a relocation to the Scottish Highlands, and arguably a tougher route and almost certainly trickier weather - they got soaked for 8 hours straight yesterday.

Laura has already raised over £3000 to help people stand the best possible chance of surviving breast cancer, and whilst my only physical contribution has been holding the fort at home, I am helping with a final push to try and raise as much money as possible for a cause that is equally close to my heart.

Having spoken to Laura briefly yesterday, I know that she, and the 99 other inspirational women (and a couple of men) who are on the trek are already relying on the motivation of seeing fundraising totals tick up, as they tackle a genuinely demanding physical and mental challenge.

Whilst my giant meringues were a hit at our cake sale, I have gone back to what I know best for this final push, and created a special limited edition Carefree Golf Photography print.

I have chosen this striking image of Royal County Down’s iconic entrance sign as it means a lot to us personally, after our relocation to Northern Ireland this year. I also hope that the glorious sunset in the background inspires the same uplifting feeling that it gives me.

Limited to 50 prints, all proceeds will be going to straight to CoppaFeel!. I’ll be posting the live donations every day, to help Laura over the line on Saturday.

Though the prints are exactly the same quality as I would sell through the store normally, I’ve tried to make them as affordable as I can, and £30 still makes a fantastic contribution to the charity. But for anyone who is wishes to donate a little more, I’ve included an option to upgrade to a single digit numbered print.

Finally, if anyone else is going through challenging personal times, please get in touch. 

Thank you in advance, and check your boobs x

Mike Hyde Carefree Golf Photography Founder

Purchase here