I am 14 and was diagnosed with IBD in 2020. I am a member of Preston Harriers athletics club and when I’m well enough I compete in track and field, cross country and fell running.

“This September I will be running 60 miles to raise vital funds for those living with and affected by Crohn's and Colitis.Right now, an estimated 500,000 people in the UK are living with a lifelong disease that many people have never heard of and for which there is no known cure. Because of the stigma and misunderstanding surrounding these diseases, thousands of people are suffering in silence”