Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I’m doing the Great North Run this year in aid of Mind - a mental health charity.

For as long as I can remember my family has been affected by mental health, to the point of being hospitalised on more than one occasion. Then more recently, my own anxiety worsened and I suffered a depressive episode. I was fortunate as I have a good support network around me and I was able to talk to family and friends about my feelings and together we worked through it and we still continue to do so.

There are many people out there who don’t have that network around them and they suffer in silence and in isolation.

The mental health crisis which we find ourselves in is something which I feel very strongly about. Mind do a great job of supporting people in their time of need when they may feel they have nowhere else to turn to. The more money we can raise, the more people they can help.

Any donation, big or small, is very much appreciated