I’m running the London Marathon 2026 for my Dad and also to try and take revenge on a course which literally melted me in 2018!
Every minute, someone in the UK is diagnosed with a lung condition. I want to make a difference. I'm running the London Marathon 2026 for Asthma + Lung UK, the only UK charity that fights for everyone’s right to breathe.
My Dad was diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in 2022 and gradually over the last three years we have witnessed this horrible disease that we knew nothing about slowly rob him of the ability to breathe. As the disease has progressed he has had to accept that he can do less and less. In the last few months in particular this has been aggressive and difficult to see. He is now is in the final stages of the disease where he needs carers in the home and constant oxygen, just to do something as simple as watching the TV. To see your Dad, the man who taught you how to swim, did countless uni car runs for you and enjoyed travelling with you to Vegas, Buenos Aires and Paris reduced to not being able to do a single thing for himself is heartbreaking. He doesn’t deserve it. There is no reason why he should have this disease. It’s out of the blue. I feel anger that having lost my Mum to a cruel disease five years ago I, and my children, will now lose my Dad to another one.
So now to channel that anger into something positive. This is why I want to raise money for this great charity so they can continue the fight for a cure for diseases like this one and to help support families and friends of those affected. Every pound I'm able to raise will take us a step closer to a world where everyone has healthy lungs. Please donate whatever you are able to and I would be very grateful for anything, no matter how small.
Just £22 allows one of Asthma + Lung UK's nurses to answer a call on the Helpline, offering potentially lifesaving advice.
Thank you for taking the time to read my page and I hope you are able to support the cause.
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