Teresa's Omagh Half Marathon page

Participants: Ryan Hawkes
Participants: Ryan Hawkes
Omagh Half Marathon · 26 March 2023
Six years ago I was diagnosed with Post Partum Psychosis and post natal depression .. Support 2Gether saved my life my boys still have a mummy, my husband has a wife and my mother still has a daughter.
Support 2Gether held me until i was able to stand tall and shine bright this journey was not easy .. Some days I felt like I was taking 10 steps back instead of forward but with Support 2 Gether guidance I realised that this was ok and it was natural .
I decided to do Omagh half marathon 3 years ago but unfortunately it was cancelled due to Covid . Christmas 2022 I decided to purchase 2 running tickets for the half marathon one for myself and one for my husband Ryan who has been through this journey with me and has been my rock .
The reason why I picked to do the half marathon it is a representation of my journey .. I am going to start of in being black representing the darkness of this illness and every 4 miles I will take a piece of clothing off to represent the light coming in, when i reach the end of the half marathon I will be bright, beautiful and sparkly with my husband Ryan holding hands he will represent himself, Support 2Gether, family, mental health team, friends and peer supports of Support 2 Gether. He will also represent ur not alone.
The running makes me stronger because when i feel I am struggling with the running I just keep putting one foot in front of the other no matter how slow i go because I know i will get to the end of this run. I know other mothers or families going through the journey of PND will find the light within themselves and stand tall and shine bright .
I am doing this for the amazing two ladies that set up this charity Una Leonard and Brenda Mc Caskie and the other families who are part of this charity. This charity saves lives, saves partners, relationships, it provides families with awareness of mental health. It SAVED my life i felt so lonely and isolated as a mum ..
I still need to look after my mental health and look at were I am at each day to meet my needs and to communicate that to people who are close to me ..
Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.
Support 2gether community supported me and my family through a challenging time in our family.
Without Support 2gether and there support I do not know where I would of been today .
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