Thank you for visiting my JustGiving page! On 28th April 2019 I will be running the London Marathon to raise money for Age UK and I would be incredibly grateful if you would like to help me by donating to this page ☺

Can you imagine going for days - or weeks - without interacting with or speaking to another person? Watching an interesting TV programme or film but having no one to talk about it with afterwards? Having a fully-functioning mind brimming with thoughts and memories of a life lived to the full, but not being able to share them?

That is the reality for almost 2 million elderly people in the UK who, due to factors including health problems, decreased mobility and the loss of their friends and family, are desperately lonely. These are people who helped to make the country what it is today, and many of whom now feel marginalised and forgotten by society. 

Age UK is an amazing charity which aims to combat loneliness in the elderly and provide advice and help with money, health & care, wellbeing, home and community. It provides the elderly with a range of advice, support, companionship and services to help them live later life to the fullest. The charity wants to make the UK a great place to grow older, and I think it is a cause we should all get behind!

By donating today, you could:

• Help Age UK answer more calls to their Advice Line
• Help Age UK campaign harder for older people’s rights and fair treatment 
• Enable Age UK provide regular friendship calls to people who are desperately lonely
• Contribute towards Age UK's research funds which focus on areas including Dementia and falls prevention

Anyone who knows me will be able to confirm that I am by no means a natural athlete so I will need all of the help and support I can get to make it through those 26.2 miles. Thank you for reading, and I hope you will be able to donate/help spread the word!

Love Marielle xxx