My story

On 18th April I will be running the Brighton Marathon with my trusted sidekick, Clare Furnival.

There have been multiple discoveries along the way; I run like a girl; singalong to my ipod with such intensity that drivers slow when they see me; because of the calories burnt you really can eat whole packets of jaffa cakes; my arms are so chubby at the top that they actually rub against my sides leaving me with unsightly sore bits.  

It's going to be FUN!

More importantly though I am raising money for the Theo Walker Fund.

The fund was created in memory of Theo Walker who was born on 20th November 2009 and died four and half weeks later on 21st December 2009 from the congential heart condition, Pulmonary Atresia with intact ventricular septum. Theo's parents and my lovely friends, Dan & Luce, knew before Theo was born that he would require many complex operations, however following his birth it became clear that his condition was too complicated for the surgeons to be able to perform the procedures they had planned. Palliative care for what remained of Theo's life was all that was possible.

All the family received the most wonderful care and support from the nurses and doctors of the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit ('PICU') at The Royal Brompton Hospital for nearly two weeks, before they were unexpectedly able to take Theo home for the remainder of his short life.

The Theo Walker Fund aims to help families that still have 'their Theo' and rely on the truly inspirational and caring paediatric nurses and doctors of PICU at The Royal Brompton Hospital and The Chase Kids Hospice.

Chase Kids Hospice supports the life-limited young people who suffer from a wide variety of conditions that are sometimes genetic, sometimes sudden, and often progressively degenerative. CHASE offers specialist paediatric palliative care, including planned and emergency short breaks and holistic support, which helps strengthen families and allows the, to give their children the best time for living, however long that might be.  


If you visit www.TheoWalkerFund.com then you can find out more about Theo's story.

Please sponsor me.

My charity

Shooting Star CHASE

Shooting Star CHASE

Charity Registration No. 1042495

Shooting Star CHASE is the children's hospice service, supporting local families with a child or teenager not expected to reach their 19th birthday. Shooting Star CHASE currently helps over 600 families living in western London, Surrey and West Sussex. Find out more at shootingstarchase.org.uk

Donations 43

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Donation by John Gillespie on 31/03/10

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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Jaffa cakes, kitkats, caramel shortcake... these are all 'necessary' for training purposes. So proud X

Donation by Tom Godfrey on 31/03/10

£100.00

+ £28.21 Gift Aid

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Run like the wind for little Theo and all his friends Miss E

Donation by Luis Fernandez on 31/03/10

£100.00

+ £28.21 Gift Aid

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Run Bubsie Run!!! So proud of you X

Donation by Hannah de Albuquerque on 31/03/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Go Aunt Juice - the neices may just have to come down and cheer you on

Donation by LoL Filo on 31/03/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Juicy, Go for it girl ! Bubbles is proud of you xx

Donation by Sarah Jane Moore on 31/03/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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So proud of you for doing the marathon - good luck! x

Donation by katy hemmings on 31/03/10

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Loads of luck Luce x

Donation by Oonagh on 31/03/10

£30.00

+ £8.46 Gift Aid

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Run, Lucy, run..hope your feet can take it

Donation by Lesley Saville on 31/03/10

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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Good luck!

Donation by Alex Hill on 31/03/10

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Lindsey Stewart on 31/03/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Good for you Luce! But why stop at 26 miles... xx

Donation by Toby Spigel on 31/03/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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You're utterly bonkers, but good luck!

Donation by Greg Parmley on 31/03/10

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Good Luck Luce!!! XXX

Donation by Sophie James on 31/03/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Good luck Luce ... keep singing very loud....love it ... and love to Luce & Dan as well a super cause... xx

Donation by Camilla Crabbe on 31/03/10

£25.00

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Flabby bits? What tosh! xxx

Donation by Vicky Gaston on 31/03/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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I was touched. Not just by the story of Theo, but by hearing about the painful sore bits at the top of your arms. Please take care.

Donation by Dan Bentley on 31/03/10

£30.00

+ £8.46 Gift Aid

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I'm impressed - sounds like fun (not)

Donation by Mark Donnelly on 31/03/10

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$1,995.58
  • Offline donations$0.00
  • Text donations$0.00
  • Total raised$1,995.58
  • Gift Aid$552.15

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