On February 28th 2003, my cousin, Sammy Irvine, passed away at the age of 27 from Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Just 20 days later, her brother, Stuart Culshaw, passed away aged just 22 from the same condition. My auntie, Jackie Culshaw, was also diagnosed with the condition and sadly passed away in 2007 after caring for Sammy and Stuart throughout their lives.

On the back of this, myself and my cousin Cam have been lucky enough to be given the opportunity to run the London Marathon to raise funds in their memory. I will be raising money through the St. James's Place Charitable Foundation in aid of Cystic Fibrosis Trust. By putting your donations through the St. James's Place Charitable Foundation, St. James's Place will match all monies raised pound for pound.

CF is a life-shortening genetic condition that slowly destroys the lungs and digestive system and affects over 11,000 in the UK. The Cystic Fibrosis Trust is the only UK-wide charity fighting for a life unlimited, when everyone living with CF can look forward to a long, healthy life (https://www.cysticfibrosis.org.uk/).

If you can therefore afford to spare a couple of £ to help towards our fundraising, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for supporting us and making a donation.