In 2025, at just 37 years old, I was diagnosed with a detached retina.

Like many people who are short-sighted, I'd spent most of my life thinking my eyesight simply meant glasses and contact lenses. I never imagined it could lead to something that would threaten my vision.

Then it happened.

Over the following months, I underwent three operations to repair my retina. Running was the least of my concerns. I couldn't drive, exercise or fly. Family holidays had to be cancelled or rearranged. Even playing with my children and walking the dogs became difficult.

For a period, life felt as though it had been put on hold.

The hardest part wasn't knowing when normality would return.

Thankfully, more than a year on from my final operation, I've been able to get back to doing the things I love. I've returned to running, completed races, and covered countless training miles.

But the experience never truly leaves you.

I still think about my eyesight every day.

I've been told there's around a 20% chance that I could experience a retinal detachment in my other eye. I also live with the effects of the original detachment. Retinal scarring affects my peripheral vision, particularly in low light, which is something I notice regularly when running at night.

That's why running the TCS London Marathon 2027 means far more to me than completing 26.2 miles.

I'm running for Fight for Sight because their mission is deeply personal to me.

Every six minutes in the UK, someone is told they could lose their sight. Fight for Sight funds pioneering research into preventing and treating vision loss, while also supporting people living with sight loss to lead full and independent lives.

When my retina detached, two questions were never far from my mind:

Can this be fixed?

What happens if it can't?

Thankfully, my story has had a positive outcome so far.

Many others are not as fortunate.

That's why I'm asking for your support.

Every donation, no matter the size, will help Fight for Sight continue funding life-changing research and supporting people affected by vision loss.

If you're able to donate, share my page or simply cheer me on along the way, I'd be incredibly grateful.

Save Sight. Change Lives.

London Marathon 2027. Let's do this.