Hello lovely people and happy Autumn! We hope you all had a great summer.

It's been 11 months since we started on the legless journey, our aim to get Emma a new leg for her fortieth birthday. A vague idea formed over a giggly evening with a bottle of wine, became a reality thanks to all your loveliness.

And what a busy 11 months it has been! People have donated and got others to donate, they have swum, danced, donned fancy dress, jammed (into both jars and microphones), crafted, climbed, run many miles, and eaten cake, lots and lots of cake. The NHS rules changed and Emma was given a C-Leg, and it became more apparent the extent of the difference the Genium X3 would make to Emma and her family's lives. The target increased, but guess what...

🎉🎉🎉🎉 WE'VE MADE IT! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

That's right folks, the target has been hit and Emma is getting her new leg in time for her birthday! We know the website says we're only at 76%, we promise our maths skills aren’t faulty, but as some donations have been made offline we’re up to 100%. We're even keeping our fingers crossed that she'll manage to fit in the rehab and training on the new leg, and possibly even a dance lesson or two. Any overspill will be used for maintenance that the leg might need or additional physiotherapy to help Emma make the most of it.

Most of you know that at the end of August Emma had a two week trial of the Genium X3 leg. Wanting to give it a good test, she took it to Jersey for a week of sea, sand and running around after the little people. And it definitely lived up to expectations. They all had a brilliant time, Em easily managed on the beach, and got to walk into and swim in the sea (have a look at the new pictures). She had to take it back at the beginning of September, but they have already started the work to get her her very own properly fitted one.

Throughout this whole campaign we have been blown away by everyone's generosity with words, actions and funds. We cannot thank you enough for everything you have done. It's been such a positive, heart-warming experience, not just for Emma who was buoyed up by the support particularly during some difficult times this year, but for all of us. It has been so good to be reminded of the kindness in the world.

Thank you again, Legless@40 x