Thankyou for your support raising much needed funds for Helen & Douglas House.

I’ve been running again for about 3 years; at first a 10k was a huge challenge and slowly, slowly my confidence has grown and now ta da I’m attempting my first marathon. I’m doing this with my very good friend Emma and it definitely will not be a walk in the park for us but we are very determined; not mentioning our age but both born in 68’ when aptly “Young Girl” was a hit!! 

We set our hearts on London, both having lived there for a good part of our lives so I was delighted when I received a call from Helen & Douglas House accepting my application to run for them. 

It's now I realise that this challenge is not all about me; I've just been looking at my teammates and their stories are generally heart breaking. I'm humbled to run for Helen & Douglas House and hope that in some way my small contribution helps them with their remarkable and invaluable work.

I had previously learned a bit more about Helen & Douglas House and the amazing work they do to help local terminally ill children plus their families when a work client was fundraising for them. They are based in Oxford but support families from surrounding counties as far as London; Helen & Douglas House care for terminally ill children at their hospice and through their outreach service. At Helen House, the world’s first children’s hospice, they care for babies and children up to the age of 18. The families who come to Helen & Douglas House depend on this charity to help them either face challenges every day during their children’s short lives or deal with living with a child with a terminal illness. Without help, Helen & Douglas House can’t give them the expert care and support they need.

It costs £3 million a year to run the hospice, and 88% of this comes from people like you. Every donation makes a big difference to the help they can offer terminally ill children and families facing the devastating loss of a child. Your donations mean that families don’t have to face the unthinkable alone.

Any donations you are able to make would be gratefully received in support of this incredible charity. 

My page donations will be sent direct to the charity in a fast and secure way. Its efficient, saves time and cuts costs for the charity. 

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