You're never by yourself. The worse thing you can do is to stop fighting and not be optimistic about it.

It's the CAA versus the Missouri Valley [Conference]. We're fighting to get two bids to the NCAA. That's our main goal to go out there and represent the CAA.

We worked on setting goals for her, ways of addressing obstacles and strategizing for success.

We worked on setting goals for her, ways of addressing obstacles and strategizing for success,

Even when I was hospitalized twice, and when you lay in that bed thinking about what you're going through, my family and friends were the main reason I kept fighting.

Having had many years of support from BBC Midlands Today, I'm looking forward to presenting and reporting the stories that matter from my home patch.