In training for the 2025 London Marathon in April 🤯 You won't miss me, I'll be the with a limp in a cape 🦸‍♀️ After 10 miles daily in 2024 you all knew I wouldn't just stop 🫶 Thank you for visiting my JustGiving page for The Brain Tumour Charity.

CAPE SPONSORSHIP 🦸🏼‍♀️ If you would like to sponsor my London Marathon hero's Cape, all you need to do is with your kind donation of £20 or more is Type CAPE along with what you would like added onto my cape. This can be a name of a loved one or buisness name. Donations can also be made via the JAR on the BAR at The Horse and Groom Bittaford. Thank you in advance for your support 🫶

Story Time

I started 2024 with running 10 MILES FOR 100 CONSERVATIVE DAYS .This was in memory of my Dad who passed from a glioblastoma multiforme Brain Tumour in 2014. I completed 100 days on the 9th of April but decided not to stop. So I announced I would keep RUNNING a crazy 10 miles daily for The rest of the year.🥳 On 22nd November The Brain Tumour Charity offered me a place in The London Marathon 2025 so of course I said YES. 2025 marks 5 years since my best friend Hazel lost her Brain Tumour battle so it's the perfect year for me to give it ago.

🩶 A cure can't wait 🩶

In memory of my Dad Jim, my best Friend Hazel, my Granddad James and my cousin Andrew.

At least 34 people are diagnosed every day with a brain tumour in the UK, which has the lowest survival rate of all cancers. Misdiagnosis is very common. My dad had several misdiagnosis. Eight months in a Neuro-Rehab Unit with the wrong diagnosis of encephalitis. This meant that when a biopsy finally took place and a glioblastoma was diagnosed, it was too late for any treatment or any operation. He literally went from being himself to having multiple seizures and never being himself again. The hardest part of him becoming ill, was him not recognising me anymore. Brain tumours are the biggest cancer killer of children and adults under 40. Over £700m is spent on cancer research in the UK yearly yet less than 3% is spent on brain tumours. Brain Tumours can actually be heredity, but unlike other cancers having a history of Brain Tumours in your family does not speed up getting fast track appointments needed for those early diagnosis. With brain lesions myself fundraising for research is personally very important.

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My personal health challenge.

I was born with curvature of the spine, which didnt cause me any difficulties until my late teens. Then diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis and Psoriatic Arthritis at 22, daily life became more challenging each year. Specialists told me at the time I would be in a wheelchair by the age of 40. I've had two spinal operations and I was taking a lot of prescribed medicines including opioids for the pain which I believe caused me to have two TIA ( mini strokes). So I decided to ditch prescription Opioids and try exercise as my pain relief. Although I do still have my weekly injections and a bucket full of daily medication, exercise is definitely not only a healthier option but one that actually works better. Add on Osteoarthritis, Trochanteric Bursitis, Fibromyalgia, nerve tremours, daily migraines and regular blackouts. Being autoimmune the living with daily chronic pain is hard, but I think of those that have it far worse, Im blessed compared to others. Being able to move is a privilege not a given. I hope I can encourage others that you can achieve what you think is your impossible. We all have personal battles, just live your best life. 🙏

Thankyou for reading and if you're able please donate and support my legs 🤗 or just share my page 🙏

Love & hugs to you all 😘

Because of my health im also raising awareness for Nass_exercise. They can help you to get back moving and to keep your independence.