Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. I am running this half marathon for Age UK, which provides the much needed support and care for the older people within our community, a group of people that tend to be forgotten about and not treated the way in which they should be.

 

Most of you will know two things about me:

1. I am NOT a runner so this is a big deal.

2. How much I love the older members of our community.

 

I have always had a passion for elderly care, I don't know whether it came from the relationship that I had with my grandmother and the way she helped bring me up and become the person that I am today or whether it is an intrinsic part of me. From the moment I entered into pharmacy and my medical career I knew that I wanted to specifically help this group of people. 

 

Running for Age UK makes sense to me for so many reasons. The elderly members of society (especially those without families to care for them) are some of the most vunerable people around us and with an ever ageing population the cost of caring for them is only increasing. The neverending financial burden upon the NHS is a massive strain and I hope that in some small way I can at least help Age UK continue to provide the help and support they do to these amazing and worthy people. 

 

The older members of this society have given us so much, the least we can do is support them in return.

 

Please help me raise as much money as possible for this brilliant charity!

P.S. It has to be worth it just to see me suffer training for this thing!!!

P.P.S It's 13 miles so don't be stingey yeah? :)