Thank you for visiting my Justgiving page.

Im super excited to be running the Great North Run this year having watched it on the telly every year!

Im raising money for Nacoa, a charity which provides information, advice and support for everyone affected by a parent's drinking.

When a parent has a drink problem, it affects the whole family, and can be especially difficult for children. Their parent's drinking can leave them feeling ashamed, embarrassed or confused.

A child of an alcoholic can be 1 or 101. Whatever their age, it doesn't change the fact that their parent, step-parent or carer is, or has been, dependent on alcohol, along with the problems this brings.

Often the problem is kept hidden and children can believe they are to blame.

Nacoa provides support to children and those around them to help children and adults cope with their parent's drinking and the knock-on effects of growing up with parental alcoholism. Everyone can make a difference including parents, step-parents, carers, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends and parents of friends, neighbours, teachers, counsellors, and professional or voluntary organisations.