Why oh why am I doing a 10K run? Unhealthy me who has eaten one cream cake to many! And why oh why would I concider flinging myself out of a flying plane! Well let me tell you....

As some of you may know on the 10th of Feb this year a dear school friend of mine tragically decided to kill himself at the young age of 26. One of the nicest guys I've know. Popular,clever, handsome. A smile that warms you up. A generous spirit who placed other peoples needs before his own. A musical genius without a doubt. I'm not just saying all this because he's now dead but it really is true. So why would such a man go and commit suicide? The revelation dawned that he had been silently suffering from depression. Something he had kept hidden even from the closest people in his life.

Lan was a great believer in supporting charities, so after his sad death, his family have decided to give their support to a charity called CALM which stands for campaign against living misirably. So I am supporting them to, along with Lan's other friends. CALM is all about raising awareness about the issue of suicide. The biggest killer of men under 35 in the UK at the moment is suicide. This is a shocking statistic which is widely unknown. Action must be taken. The message needs to be everywhere. Men and women need to know that no matter how low and desperate they feel there is help available for them. They do not need to suffer in silence. They do not need to suffer alone. No matter how bad things look they need to know that there is hope and things can get better. CALM is an organisation set up specifically for this.They offer young men information when they are down or in a crisis and point them in the right directon.

So on the 8th of July me and about 65 others will be taking part in The British 10k London run. All in memory of Lanfranco Gaglione. Various other events are being organised including a skydive which I might take part in GULP!

http://www.facebook.com/groups/401019426604450/

http://www.thebritish10klondon.co.uk/

I hate running and I have to admit I'm not that fit. But for you Lanfranco I would run to the ends of the earth if that could bring you back. But I can't bring you back. What I can do is keep your memories in my heart and try my best to make sure your death was not in vain. With the money we raise hopefully it can help stop this tragedy happening to someone else. So please please donate generously to this very important cause.