I'll be running the Edinburgh Marathon in May, and I've set up this page to fund raise for the Alzheimer’s Society - a cause that means a lot to me.

My mum was diagnosed with young-onset Alzheimer’s in her mid-50s. Over a decade later, she’s still here, but she isn’t her anymore. She looks like my mum, but the person she was - the woman who raised me, supported me, and who I always wanted to make proud - is gone.

As a business owner, people sometimes forget we have lives beyond what we do. That behind the classes, appointments, social media posts, enthusiasm, and smiles, there’s often something heavy we carry every day. For me, it’s the sadness, the loss, the guilt. A disease that takes and keeps taking. Maybe I throw myself into challenges like this because I know she would have been proud of me. Even though I’ll never hear her say it again.

So, I’m running. I’m running for her. I’m running for every family facing this heartbreak. And I’m running to do something, however small, to help.

If you’re able to donate, thank you 💜