After getting into a car with someone who assured us they were sober, we were driven at careless speeds and repeatedly asked the driver to slow down and let us out. Our pleading was ignored, and the driver ultimately lost control of the car and collided with a tree at around 70mph. The crash caused serious, lasting injuries to both my best friend and me.

Tom was struck by a tree and suffered life threatening injuries, leaving him with less than a 5% chance of survival. He sustained catastrophic internal damage, including a torn main artery from his heart, a ruptured diaphragm, a punctured lung, severe breakages, and multiple organ injuries. Tom spent a long period in the Intensive Care Unit at St George’s Hospital, and it was the extraordinary skill and dedication of the medical team that ultimately saved his life.

I am doing this for Tom and St George's Hospital.