I'm challenging myself to complete 31 minutes of an exercise (of my choosing) every day throughout May. I am taking on this challenge as my dad had a stroke just over two years ago and my grandad had multiple strokes throughout his life. The Stroke Associations work is hugely important.

Your fundraising can help in incredible ways:

• £50 could help us fund research to find new ways to help stroke survivors with communication difficulties.

• £150 could help pay for research into new stroke treatments, such as thrombolysis, a clot-busting drug that returns the blood supply to the brain that has transformed the outcomes of stroke survivors who have received it.

• £250 could pay for one hour of Helpline activity, helping the families of stroke survivors support their loved ones after stroke.