“She means so much to me so I wanted to go the extra mile and make her feel loved and important, so I planned this surprise!”
The owl visits her almost every day and sits on her balcony, tries to hop on her lap and even "chats" with her.
''As you get older things aren’t as easy as they used to be, but I really want to give it a go."
After losing the weight and falling in love with exercise, she was inspired to quit her job and qualify as a personal trainer.
The grandmother-of-five is due to set off on May 27 and aims to complete the 960 mile (1,540km) journey on June 23.
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