Sam Perkins

Sam's fundraiser for Stand Against MND

Fundraising for Stand Against MND
£6,714
raised of £10,000 target
Event: London Marathon 2024, on 21 April 2024
Stand Against MND

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We Fund research and palliative care to Improve outcomes for MND patients

Story

Hello and welcome to my Just Giving page.

Yes, you read that correctly. I am taking on the London Marathon again this year. Completing that race has been a lifelong goal of mine so to come so close last year was devastating.

One of my sharpest memories of last year when getting to the finish line in a bit of a state, is hearing people console me by saying "there's always next year". Living with MND makes that hard to comprehend. A year is a long time with MND and I could not be confident I would even be alive in 12 months, let alone still be capable of taking on a marathon.

Yet here I am! Ready to take on the challenge again, more determined than ever to raise more funds for research, more awareness of the disease and what can still be achieved no matter what life throws at you.

So let's go and complete that #UnfinishedBusiness

A huge thank you to everyone who makes these challenges possible, and a particularly special mention to the people who are going to push me round: Chrissie, Steph, Neil and Tom. You are my superheros.

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About the charity

Stand Against MND

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Sam Perkins was diagnosed with MND at the age of just 37. Sam and his wife Emma established the charity Stand Against MND in 2019, with the aim of funding MND research and supporting patients and their families in need of palliative care. Thank you so much for joining us in the Stand Against MND.

Donation summary

Total raised
£6,713.23
+ £1,516.74 Gift Aid
Online donations
£6,713.23
Offline donations
£0.00

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