On Sunday the 2nd April 2022 I will be running the London Landmark Half Marathon with my brother Luke. I am running and raising money to enable the University of Plymouth to fund research in to Huntington’s Disease as this is a illness very close to my heart. 

My mum suffered from this debilitating condition and sadly passed away 4 years ago this Christmas, still young in her early 60s. Watching someone go through this horrible disease, knowing there isn’t a cure is heartbreaking.  I also carry the gene and I am unaware of what my future may hold, any help and support would hopefully better mine and other peoples life chances. Therefore funding more research into this amazing charity would mean the world to me. 

Below is some more information about Huntington’s…

Huntington's is fatal disease which damages the brain. Symptoms usually appear between the ages of 30 and 50 and it worsens over time, affecting the person's ability to think, reason, walk and talk, leading to them needing full-time care.Every child of a parent with Huntington's has a 50/50 chance of inheriting the faulty gene, and currently there is no cure.Dr Shouqing Luo and his team at Plymouth University are working with international researchers, clinicians and the pharmaceutical and biotech industries to investigate the potential of manipulating activity at cellular level to find potential effective therapies for this condition. With your support we can move faster and closer to a cure - and bring hope to the estimated 5,700 people in the UK alone with this progressive brain disorder.

Please if you could spare any money to help support the amazing charity I would be so so grateful. Looking forward to running for my mum… bring on April!!!