Susan Rooney

Virtual Edinburgh Marathon

Fundraising for British Heart Foundation
£1,165
raised of £1,000 target
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Event: Virtual Edinburgh Marathon Festival Full Marathon 2021, on 30 May 2021
In memory of Jean Dickson
British Heart Foundation

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We fund lifesaving research to to tackle heart and circulatory diseases

Story

Due to Covid and events cancelled my running challenge was put on hold. Fast forward to 2021, let’s start again.

Thanks for visiting my page. I'm raising money for the British Heart Foundation, a charity which is dear to me.Unfortunately heart disease one of the biggest killers, and raising money can go towards valuable research. Your support will make a huge difference and really help me make it to the finish line.

Sadly I lost my mum to vascular dementia. The undetected high blood pressure and mini strokes caused irreversible damage, which slowly began to affect her memory. Taken away her precious memories. Turning her into a complete stranger. Totally heart breaking, my cheery wee mum was lost and a stranger put in her place, devastating.

Being aware of family history and having my own health scare  early last year, I decided  a change of life style was much needed, cutting out the crap in my diet, and increasing my exercise, I started running. Joined  a fabulous group of ladies who supported me doing the  C25K, and well the rest is history I suppose.

Knowing, not just the importance of the research the BHF do but also educating people in the importance of looking after their heart, by taking simple steps, diet, exercise and not ignoring the signs.

In 2020 I will be embarking on my personal running challenge. I will be raising money along the way. I will be taking on this massive challenge, taking on several running events through out the year including the London Landmarks Half Marathon, Warwick Half, Stratford Half, Edinburgh Marathon and The Great North Run, with a few others along the way. Ten half marathons in total. I will post pics after each event. So please please would you be so kind and support this amazing charity and help me complete my challenge ❤️

The BHF has helped halve the number of people dying from heart and circulatory disease in the UK but sadly every day hundreds of people lose their lives. It's only thanks to support from people like us that the BHF can create new treatments and discover new cures. £24 could pay for two hours of research by an early career scientist, but every pound helps so please give what you can to help me hit my target. Thank you so much. ❤️X

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About the charity

British Heart Foundation

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Far too many of us have felt the pain of losing someone we love. With your donations, we power groundbreaking cardiovascular research to save and improve lives, bring hope to families, and keep hearts beating across the UK.

Donation summary

Total raised
£1,165.00
+ £103.75 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,165.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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