Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. 

As some of you may know, Combat Stress are an incredibly valuable charity helping veterans reclaim their lives from the torment that is PTSD. For those that don't know why I'm interested in raising money for them I shall tell you!  Just over 2.5 years ago I spent a week at the ICU bedside of my husband not knowing whether or not he'd wake up from a coma or whether, as the consultants feared, his organs would continue to shut down. That week wasn't even the worst. The worst was watching the decline of a stoic, brave, honourable man over the preceeding year as his physical capabilities were no match for the mental demons of PTSD. The 18 months that followed that fateful week would never have happened if it hadn't been for the incredible power of prayer and the capable, knowledgeable teams at Combat Stress. There are many people due credit for the miraculous u turn that has been the past 2 years for us including those at CPC, Sapper Support, Marriage Care and H4H and donations to any of those worthy establishments are a great investment if you'd rather do that; but Combat Stress are way up there and I want to raise as much money as possible for them to enable them to help many many more veterans and their families. 

Through Combat Stress I've had the privilege of meeting others who've also benefited from their services and I want to ensure if I can that there's no one needing them that they're unable to help. So please, dig deep and help me reach my fundraising goal. I super appreciate it. Also, although I love to run (mainly so I can reward myself with gin) a little plod around the block is my staple and anything over 4 miles and it feels like I've been hit by a train so I need the motivation of knowing you've all parted with some hard earned cash to drive me to my trainers and out the door on those bitter winter training mornings between now and March!! 

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

If anyone is interested in Adam's story in his own words you can read it here. (actually still trying to find a working link sorry, it was on the ECFRS intranet and I don't think it's publically accessible)