Ashlea and Mack’s fundraiser for Intensive Care Unit WCH

Ashlea McDonald is raising money for North Cumbria University Hospital NHS Trust

Great Cumbrian Run · 5 October 2025

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If you'd like to support me and Mack to complete the Great Cumbrian Run and the amazing staff of ICU at WCH who continue to provide lifesaving care to others, please donate.

This December marks 20 years since I was involved in a serious road traffic accident that left me with a broken back and several internal injuries. I spent weeks in the Intensive Care Unit at West Cumberland Hospital before being transferred to The James Cook, Middlesbrough, not knowing if I would ever walk again.

To mark this milestone, I’ll be taking on my second half marathon ever after running The Great North Run last September. We are running to raise funds for the Intensive Care Unit at Whitehaven as a thank you for the care given to me and my family during a time we never expected to face.

Having access to such life saving care locally is something none of us think we will ever need, until we do. That’s why we’re raising funds to support the ICU and help ensure that others receive the same level of care when they need it most.

Every penny helps!

Thank you 💙

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£240.00
+ £57.50 Gift Aid
Online
£240.00
Offline
£0.00

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