The day of the London Marathon 2026 will mark just over two years since my Dad died. Grief is never comparable, but losing someone to suicide brings a unique weight: the guilt, the confusion, the anger, and the “what ifs.”

I wouldn’t have felt able to process and then start moving forward without the help of charities like AMPARO, Listening Ear, and Suicide&Co. They provide counselling and support for those bereaved by suicide, and their help has been invaluable to me.

I’ll be honest - running 26 miles isn’t something I’d ever have chosen for myself (I much rather an 8 minute AMRAP with a dumbbell). But I feel so honoured to have been selected as one of Suicide&Co’s first ever London Marathon runners.

I’m running for me, for Mum, for Ellie. For everyone I know who has been bereaved by suicide — and for those I don’t.

Every £30 raised provides a counselling session. For me, those sessions were worth their weight in gold.

Suicide&Co is a national charity that supports those bereaved by suicide and seeks to open up the conversation around suicide-related grief. Our vision is to provide adults bereaved by suicide in England and Wales with timely and effective support because everyone deserves to feel like they have permission to grieve. Suicide&Co provides 12 sessions of one-to-one bereavement counselling to those who've lost a loved one to suicide. Every donation of £30 will help provide a counselling session.

Thanks to your support we can provide a much-needed listening ear and support to those who are struggling with their loss. We help people to heal and build a life back up around their grief, enabling them to look forward with hope.

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