Hi everyone,

 

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. 

 

Well its now all over and the legs are slowly healing!  The race was amazing, but extremely hard due to the hot weather.  I am VERY pleased with my time of 4hrs 24 minutes so under my target time of 4hrs 30 minutes!  HURRAH!  The knees decided to give up post 16 miles, so it was a slow finish to say the least!  However, I cried the last mile as I truly didnt believe I was going to make it!  It was great to see so many other Tommy's runners on the day and all the Tommy's supports at the cheering stations, along with my amazing family and friends who supported me on route too, it really helped me get through the day! 

 

A BIG THANK YOU TO EVEVERYONE WHO DONATED.  MUCH APPRECIATED. 

 

Love Liz xxxxxx

  

This year I have decided to raise money for Tommy’s Charity. Tommy's is not only dear to me but to many friends who have suffered the loss of a pregnancy and premature birth.  Tommy's exists to help save babies lives by funding research and providing information on the causes and prevention of miscarriage, premature birth and stillbirth. At Tommy’s they believe it is unacceptable that one in four women will lose a baby during pregnancy and birth.

When a pregnancy fails or a baby dies, the families affected can be devastated and often have a desperate need to know why. Frustrated at the lack of research that meant they could rarely answer this question, two obstetricians working in the maternity unit at St Thomas' Hospital in London were inspired to start fundraising for more research into pregnancy problems.  Soon, their cause was taken up by others and a charity affectionately known as 'Tommy's' (after St Thomas' Hospital) was born.  That was 1992. Today, they lead the way in maternal and fetal research in the UK. To give every baby the best chance of being born healthy, they work to fund medical research into the causes of premature birth, stillbirth and miscarriage.   They fund three research centres in the UK, including St Thomas' in London, St Mary’s in Manchester and they recently established the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh, which focus their research efforts on different issues relating to pregnancy.  Tommy’s also feels it’s important to raise awareness of the facts and to provide free, accurate and up-to-date information for medical professionals and parents-to-be.  This includes a dedicated telephone midwife service, a comprehensive website and free books and leaflets dedicated to promoting health in pregnancy and pre-pregnancy.

Tommy’s is supported by people who want to do something about the lack of research and information around pregnancy issues like miscarriage, stillbirth and premature birth.  Their target is to halve the number of babies that die during pregnancy or birth by 2030.

 

So please dig deep and donate now.   Thank you so much.

 

Lots of Love Liz xxx