I turn 50 next summer and as a wild challenge, I am attempting to run the London Marathon with my son, Jack. Those of you who know me know I haven't run more than a couple of miles in my entire adult life!

So, why on earth are we doing this (aside from the obvious answer of me having a couple of glasses of wine on my 49th birthday and believing I could do anything!)?

Jack was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when he was 6 years old, and Liam, my husband, a year later. Over the past 13 years we have lived with daily injections, blood tests, hospital stays, doctors’ appointments, debilitating low blood sugars causing Jack to go unconscious, and dangerously high blood sugars that cause him to vomit.

So this pretty huge challenge is for a delusional, unfit, middle-age mother to race with her brave, fit, T1 Diabetic son to raise money for an incredible charity that is making real difference to the lives of people living with Diabetes.

Please consider giving anything you can to help us reach our target.

From Kate and Jack Eaglestone

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