As some of you may know, my mother, Carol Reid sadly passed away in November last year and in the last few weeks of her life she was exceptionally taken care of at the Ayrshire Hospice in Ayr.

I've recently taken up running and quickly went from running a park run 5k to signing up for the Great Scottish Run half marathon on October 4th. As it's my first time taking part in this kind of event, I'd like to do it for a charity that's close to my heart, raising money for the great people at the Ayrshire Hospice.

Any donations you have would be greatly appreciated!

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The Ayrshire Hospice provides excellence in palliative and end of life care for patients and their families. We support people who are aged 16 years and over, who have a diagnosis that is life limiting - this includes respiratory and heart diseases, neurological conditions as well as cancers and other illnesses. Where necessary, we provide a seamless transition from young adult hospice services to our care. Our care seeks to improve quality of life in various ways, for example; we support and advise on symptom control, provide emotional and spiritual care, social care and we provide personal care when it is needed at the end of life.

We also have pharmacy, physiotherapy and occupational therapy specialist services as well as our much-valued complementary therapy and Respite and Response services. Care is provided in a number of places including NHS Ayrshire and Arran hospitals, care homes and people’s own homes as well as in our In-Patient Unit and Living Well Hubs.