I am running the 2025 London Marathon for Brain Research UK!

This is close to my heart, as my nephew needed medical care after falling over 20ft onto concrete. A few days after being discharged from one hospital he was blue lighted to Deriford and had to spend some time on the brain ward in Deriford hospital, having scans and nearly emergency surgery as he was in and out of consciousness with some memory loss. After being discharged he had quite a few follow up appointments to make sure all was ok. It was a horrible, scarey time for our family but luckily with the care of the professionals he’s able to lead his normal life.

Brain Research UK is the UKs leading national funder dedicated to research into neurological conditions. We fund vital research to increase understanding, improve diagnosis and treatment, and work towards the prevention of neurological conditions, to help people who suffer with them live better, longer. Our funding is currently focused on three priority research areas: Brain tumours, Brain and spinal cord injury, and Headache and facial pain. These are areas where there is a large unmet patient need that is not reflected in current funding levels. By concentrating our efforts on these three areas, we can have a more significant impact.

Help me to make a difference - your support means that we can continue to fund life-changing research so that people living with neurological conditions can live better longer.