My amazing son Jacob and his wonderful partner Lois are running the half marathon in this year’s Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon to raise money for a charity very close to my heart: the Mel Evans MBE Foundation, which funds vital research to find a cure for motor neurone disease.

I have been living with this disease for three years now. Sadly, 50% of people do not survive beyond three years, and I wouldn’t wish this journey on anyone.

Any donation, no matter how small, would help bring us one step closer to finding a cure.

Thank you so much for your support.

Debbie