I have just run the London Marathon for the first time (and yes I am very sore today, but very proud - absolutely amazing experience!)

A number of people have asked whether I was looking for sponsorship, and because I was lucky enough to get a ballot place, I had instead been helping my two fellow runners to raise funds; but they’ve both well exceeded their targets, and in the meantime (it’s been a bit of a roller-coaster lately) my 25-year-old niece Rebecca, who had been paralysed from the neck down since she was 11, sadly died ten days ago.  As you can imagine Rebecca had a very tough time where her quality of life and her opportunities were very severely limited but she always managed to confront things with a bright smile and a wicked sense of humour.  The family are giving donations to the charities Mosaic and to Remap in her memory, and I thought I would like to make my Marathon a tribute to Rebecca. 

So thank you for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page!  Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe - JustGiving promise they will never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity. So it’s the most efficient way to donate – saving time and cutting costs for the charity.