I am supporting Rennie Grove Hospice by running in the 2023 London Marathon, as many of you visiting this page will know I tragically lost my father to cancer in 2012 at the age of 52, I was 20 years old at the time and studying at Lincoln University.

My father, Euan Bruce, was treated by the team at Rennie Grove Hospice towards the later stages of his life. Dad’s treatment included in-house personal care as well as taking him to St Albans Rennie Grove Hospice where he could spend time with other patients and get a much required break from daily physical & mental battles. Additionally, this time gave my family a break from the constant care that he required, which I personally think is imperative and rarely thought about when caring for someone 24/7 with a terminal illness.

Following Dad’s passing in December 2012, I personally saw the counseling staff at the hospice for bereavement support and most recently the nurses at Rennie Grove Hospice provided palliative care for my late Grandmother, Margaret Matthews, who passed in January 2022. It's fair to say my family has had multiple touch points with Rennie Grove Hospice, each time we've learnt more and more about the charity and how it provides such a diverse range of services to it's local community which we are lucky to have.

My family and I cannot thank the team at Rennie Grove enough for what they have done - it's truly an honour to represent the team for a second time in the London Marathon for 2023.

Please donate generously for the extraordinary on-going work that the charity provides to families across Hertfordshire.

PERSONAL AIM: As a naturally competitive & goal-setting individual, I am naturally trying to beat my previous time of 04:54:22 which I completed in 2015 - I am aiming for a finishing time between 04:15:00 to 04:30:00. However, more importantly I am helping spread the word of what Rennie Grove Hospice does and my personal experience with them, and how they've helped the Bruce family.