A Falmouth hospital physio is planning to walk around the entirety of Cornwall next month to raise money for a mobility aid to get her patients up and about again.

Becky Henderson is taking on the The Kylgh Kernow, or Circuit of Cornwall trail, this September to raise £1000 to purchase a Taurus mobility aid.

It’s a 387 mile long walk around the entirety of Cornwall, consisting of the Cornish section of the South West Coast path combined with the Tamara Coast to Coast Way.

The Tamara C2C Way is a newly created walking route following the Tamar river from Plymouth to Morwenstow; completing the circle around the county of Cornwall.

Becky works on Boscawen ward at Falmouth hospital working mostly in eldercare rehab.

She told the Packet: "A lot of what we do as physiotherapists is helping people get back on their feet and walking again, often after a long period of bed rest after more acute illness in Treliske.

"A Taurus walking aid would be so useful to assist us in this, offering a much greater and more supportive surface area to help patients offload some of their weight through their upper limbs and build confidence, as loss of confidence following a fall can be a big barrier to some patients getting walking again.

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"We hope it will help us work with patients to achieve faster recovery, building strength, mobility and getting back to independence.

"It felt fitting to me that in order to raise money for a mobility aid to help get patients walking again that I set myself the challenge of walking around Cornwall.

"I also hope to be among the first people to complete the newly created Circuit of Cornwall Trail. I plan to camp along route, carrying all my camping gear.

"We're so lucky to have this wonderful resource of a community hospital here in Falmouth, it's a great place to work and a privilege to assist so many people on their journey to recovery."

You can  help her reach her £1,000 target by donating using the below link www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/walkingroundcornwallforfalmouthhospital?utm_term=5jzvrQ5mZ