Thank you for visiting my JustGiving page. I am running the 2024 London Marathon on Sunday 21st April and I am doing this to raise money for Hospice UK - the national charity for hospice and end of life care. I am also running in memory of my sister Ruth - I can constantly hear her voice encouraging me. Ruth was supremely positive in the face of the greatest adversity and I miss her everyday.

I have firsthand experience of the amazing work which Hospices do when my big sister, Ruth, died in St Leonard's Hospice, York on November 20th, 2022. Ruth spent the last 4 days of her life having her pain managed by wonderful doctors and nurses, they gave her dignity, support and a feeling of calm and safety in her final days. The support which my brother, Christopher and I were given felt as if there was a caring arm around our shoulders and that support continued in the days, weeks and months after Ruth's death.

Hospice UK is the national charity working with the government and NHS to ensure our 200+ local hospices can survive and thrive in these challenging financial times. Hospice UK is there for children, adults and families going through death, dying and grief.

Currently, one in four UK families can't get the care they need and deserve when their loved one is dying. This needs to change.

It takes £3 million every single day to keep our local hospices open, two-thirds of this comes from people donating and fundraising in their communities.

I would so appreciate any support for my London Marathon run which will help to ensure that everyone affected by death, dying and bereavement gets the care they need, when they need it.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this.

Caroline x