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I shall be taking part in the Alton Towers Half Marathon on 14th November 2021

As many people that know me, know i am now a happily married woman and a mommy. Life for me has not always been this good. 

I spent 5 years of my life living in fear, with a man i thought i loved and i thought loved me. 

1 in 4 women are killed by domestic violence by the person the trusted the most. This needs to STOP!!! Im a lucky one that got away. 

Things were not bad at the start, but a few months down the line the name calling began, the brow beating and the humiliation. I was told i was fa, ugly and that no-one would want me. I isolated myself from my friends and family, and that's when things got physical. It started with a push, which then turned to a slap then to a punch, followed by full blown attacks, to which my own family did not recognise me. I even had cigarettes put out on my face. 

I attempted to leave a few times, but there was nowhere for me to go. All of the refuges were full and there was no  housing available to me so i had no choice but to return to my abuser. I can almost hear ladies everywhere screaming I would of left when it started!!! and if you would have asked me before this happened i would have said the same, only its a pattern that cannot be explained until you have been there. 

It got to a point when i would be punched in the face and not even flinch, i was emotionally empty.

I finally got the strength to get away and have slowly rebuilt my life away from my abuser and I'm not afraid anymore. I can't help but feel that if there had been more support for me then i would have left years before and not lost a huge part of my life. 

The sad part is, this is growing more frequently with teenagers suffering domestic violence. I would like to help raise funds and awareness for a cause that i feel needs a voice.

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