Oh you’ve run a marathon? London? Berlin?

Cool.

Well I’m running the ORIGINAL marathon. The first person to do it died.

42.2km, let’s fetz!

As a guy with a lifelong stutter, as I get older I’m growing more conscious of my responsibility to those coming to terms with it too. Whether you’ve noticed me stammering or not, every word I say is tinged with the anxiety that I might not be able to say it. Every phone call a worry that I can’t speak. And every time I have to say my name, a speech block followed by “what, have you forgotten your name?!”

No I haven’t, it’s how I talk. And I’m fucking proud of it.

So. I’m raising money for a charity that means so much to me personally, something that will help those who need help understanding their place in a world that expects fluency, and something that connects me to a part of myself that I spent my life trying to hide.

Give me a fiver!

About STAMMA

We're creating a better world for people who stammer. Committed to tackling public perceptions of what it means to stammer and remove the shame, stigma, intolerance and misunderstanding experienced by people who stammer. Through our website (stamma.org), Helpline (0808 802 0002 open Monday - Thursday 10am-2pm and 4pm-8pm) and support of local meetup and self-help groups, we provide information and assistance to people who stammer as well as those close to them. Join us - stamma.org