I am running the London Marathon 2025 for our beloved Dad James Parks who we lost 11 years ago to a stroke, many survive this awful illness and it is important that we raise money to support awareness, families who are helping survivors or to support the ones we have lost, please read below to see what the money I raise will go towards. This is a big challenge for me and any donation would be very much appreciated.

Love Kirsty xx

The Stroke Association are the UK's leading stroke charity, delivering amazing, life-changing support to over 70,000 stroke survivors and their families each year.

Without people raising funds for the Stroke Association they could not provide the support and research that they do. Your donations are so important to rebuilding lives after stroke.

Where your support goes:

- £80 could allow a a stroke survivor to attend a six week communication computer course

- £199 could pay for one hour of Helpline activity

- £310 could pay for the initial training and expenses of a befriending volunteer

- £1,685 could pay for a fitness coach to provide stroke specific exercise rehabilitation

- £40,000 funds a Lectureship Award for stroke doctor, nurse, therapist or scientist for a year

- £450,000 fully funds a Priority Programme Award in haemorrhagic stroke, vascular dementia and stroke, or the psychological and cognitive impact of stroke, which would run over the course of 5 years