The day ours lives changed forever,My husband Paul had an accident in 2021 leaving him tetraplegic due to a spinal cord injury which resulted in him being paralysed from the neck down, he’s worked so hard to get as much movement back as possible, spending about a year and a half in hospital. After I was diagnosed with ptsd I’ve decided to run the London Marathon for him and all others affected by spinal cord injuries. I also have systemic sclerosis so this will be the biggest challenge of my life .

Spinal Research is the UK’s leading charity funding medical research around the world to develop effective treatments for paralysis caused by spinal cord injury. Every year 4,400 people in the UK suffer a spinal cord injury.

We receive no government funding and rely entirely on the support of the public to raise funds for our research. Because of the efforts of our supporters, we have funded innovative medical research that has achieved a number of ground breaking changes in the field.