Julia Doidge

Julia's Fundraising page for SLOW

Fundraising for SLOW - Surviving the Loss of Your World
£1,139
raised of £1,250 target
by 35 supporters
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Event: Royal Parks Half Marathon 2021, on 10 October 2021
Participants: Jenny Morton McCorry
Fundraising for SLOW, Supporting Bereaved Families in London

Story

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving fundraising page. I’m raising funds for SLOW again 

This year I dedicate my run to Nola and her family.💗 Nola was just 6 years old when she died earlier this year - in 2020 she was given just 8-10 months to live after an inoperable DIPG brain tumour was diagnosed. During this time I supported the family from doing food shops to taking them for hospital appointments. SLOW are a charity who support Nola’s family now.

In 2019, with just 5 weeks’ notice I was asked to run a half marathon with my friend Jenny for this amazing charity. Back in 2020 we decided to support them again - running the same event -The Royal Parks Half Marathon - hoping for a faster time - hoping to raise more money for SLOW in these very challenging times. They do amazing work supporting families who have lost a child - supporting parents and siblings through devastating times. In such difficult times - charities like SLOW are needed more than ever.

Then COVID struck and the 1/2 marathon was cancelled in October 2020 - it was rescheduled for April 2021 but became a virtual marathon.

Running a faster time ( a personal challenge) was looking good until March 2021 when I managed to get quite a serious back injury and then a not so funny neurological issue - So with various visits and stays in hospital and multiple doctors appointments and still on a heavy daily drug schedule - and that’s just me ( I will leave Jenny to tell her crazy hospital ridden 8 months) Jenny and I are still planning to walk/run this 1/2 marathon and complete it - even if we crawl across the line. 

Please sponsor us - our goal is still £1250 each - we would love to raise this much or more bearing in mind the struggles we are both overcoming - for charity - for Nola ❤️

About the campaign

Fundraising for SLOW, Supporting Bereaved Families in London

About the charity

SLOW is an award winning charity run by bereaved parents and siblings providing support for bereaved families. Our members say our support groups are a lifeline, giving them the chance to connect and share their experiences with other bereaved families.

Donation summary

Total raised
£1,138.73
+ £323.25 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,138.73
Offline donations
£0.00

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