Hi everyone, Emily and James here,

So earlier this year we said goodbye to our dear friend Jack Carey, who lived 31 beautiful years with the condition of Cystic Fibrosis.

Jack was an amazing person who we miss every day. Jack was funny, loving, and strong.

It’s been a really tough few months to say the least, but today marks the first day of a year long dedication to the life of our friend.

Inspired by our friend Brad who completed the same dedication for his mother Kim, we will be running 5 kilometres, every day, for the next year.

Neither of us are runners, and Emily has just recovered from a broken toe 😅, so this is definitely going to be a challenge for us.

We are starting this while on holiday in Albania in high humidity and heat, and over the next year there will be birthdays, weddings, holidays, bad weather, aches and pains, and who knows what else that might get in the way. But regardless of what happens we will be running the 5k each and every day in memory and celebration of Jack’s life.

The money raised will go directly to Ward 26 at The Heartland’s Hospital in Birmingham. The nurses and staff there gave Jack the best possible support and care over the years, and it would be such an honor to help them provide the same care and better to all current and future patients.

We encourage anyone reading this to donate whatever they can, big or small, one-off donations or small contributions over the next year. Anything and everything is welcome and greatly appreciated.

If anyone wants to get involved then please reach out to us, the support will no doubt be needed along the way.

A 10 year old Jack once wrote an autobiography in which he stated that if he had one wish, it would be to find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis, and we want to dedicate our lives to doing anything we can to make that boy’s wish come true.