26th of January 2025 marks the 10-year anniversary of the death of our beautiful, creative, loving and incredibly brave daughter, Zoe, who, having fought a cruel complex mental illness since the age of 13, took her own life. She was only 19 when she died, leaving an unimaginable void in our lives. There isn’t a day that goes by when we don’t think of her, we love her now as much as we ever did and will forever more.

To mark this anniversary, I wanted to take time to reflect and undertake a physical challenge to raise money in Zoe’s name. In early March 2025, I’ll be trekking for up to 7 hours a day for 4 days across the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Both my brothers, Marc and Gary, have decided to join me for which I will be eternally grateful.

This page is dedicated to Zoe’s memory, and to everyone who has struggled, often in silence, with mental illness. Thank you for making a difference to the lives of others. Please support us in donating to one, or both, of our two chosen charities, JAMI and Young Minds (100% of donations will be passed on).

Thank you

Laurence

YoungMinds is the UK's leading charity championing the wellbeing and mental health of children and young people. Driven by their experience, YoungMinds creates change so that children and young people can cope with life's adversities, find help when needed and succeed in life. https://www.youngminds.org.uk/

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