I am not a runner, but I will be running the London Marathon 2023 to raise awareness and funds for Blesma, The Limbless Veterans. 

Please show your support for the mammoth 26.2 miles I intend to be able to complete with 12 weeks of training. More importantly, please show your support for this incredible charity. 

Blesma are dedicated to assisting serving and ex-Service men and women who have suffered life-changing limb loss or the loss of use of a limb, an eye, or loss of sight. They support these men and women in their communities throughout the UK and overseas. Since 1932, they have been the only national Service charity that supports limbless veterans for the duration of their lives. Their Members range from the youngest amputee veterans to those who fought in WWII, some having lived with limb loss for more than half a century. 

Modern medicine transforms the physical injury, but it is a complicated process to treat the emotional trauma and related lifelong health problems. Blesma provides a network where Members not only enjoy support from their professional Welfare Teams, but where they have the opportunity to engage with others who have similar injuries and backgrounds to themselves, building an important fellowship with each other to overcome everyday battles.