Challenges – some of us like them, some of us loathe them but in just 7 days, I’m taking on probably my biggest challenge to date – the London Marathon.
Now, those who have been in close contact with me over the past few months have heard nothing but ‘marathon this, marathon that’ or ‘just a quick 10 miles tonight’. You’re probably sick of it, but here’s one last reminder that it’s all for a good…. actually, a great charity.
If you'd like to show your support with a donation, click here to visit the page.
With just one week to go, here’s something from my point of view.
Why?
I’m running and raising funds for Epilepsy Action – a charity that helps those affected by epilepsy and supports friends and families understand what it means.
When Sara was diagnosed in 2014, I’ll be the first to admit I was clueless about what it meant but more importantly how it might affect Sara. Anyone who knows will know she’s determined and driven or is that a nice way of saying stubborn? She’s read this so it’s ok!
To me, it seemed she got on with things, dealing with not being able to drive meant she had to endure my awful driving and remind me how to park. But I never realised that there was a stigma associated to epilepsy, I didn’t realise how this could affect someone and how juggling this with searching for the right medication could and would be frustrating for her.
But the charity is a huge help to us both. They provided support to us to help Sara and to help me understand the condition and understand what type of epilepsy Sara has. From there, it was important for me to know what medication she was taking, how often and what dose. But never did I realise how Sara felt trying to adjust her life to manage her epilepsy.
So I’m running to raise awareness, to help people understand the condition and what it means. There are a number of different triggers for seizures and different types of epilepsy. But if you ever see someone have a seizure, don’t jump to conclusions like some people did one night I picked Sara up from Manchester after a seizure. A group of guys said ‘she must be on something; she must be drunk.’ But it is the assumption most people would make, sadly.
London will be my first marathon. Many of you have already been incredibly supportive in a variety of ways from joining us at our fundraising night in November, sponsoring us but also taking the time to understand epilepsy and what it means.
So whilst this is a challenge for me, it’ll be over by Sunday night. The real challenge is helping to break down the lack of understanding about the condition, how it affects those with epilepsy and the importance of knowing what to do if you witness someone having a seizure.
I’m incredibly proud to be running for Epilepsy Action but nowhere near as proud I am of Sara. She is such a strong, driven and determined girl who handles everything that is thrown at her. I’m hoping my little jog around London goes someway to helping raise funds for the charity, show support for Sara and maybe encourage one or two of you to take a challenge, whatever you may fancy!
We have raised an incredible £6,824 so far. If we could somehow get this up to £7,000 it would be absolutely amazing!
Thanks all and see you after the finish line!
Jonny
Now, those who have been in close contact with me over the past few months have heard nothing but ‘marathon this, marathon that’ or ‘just a quick 10 miles tonight’. You’re probably sick of it, but here’s one last reminder that it’s all for a good…. actually, a great charity.
If you'd like to show your support with a donation, click here to visit the page.
With just one week to go, here’s something from my point of view.
Why?
I’m running and raising funds for Epilepsy Action – a charity that helps those affected by epilepsy and supports friends and families understand what it means.
When Sara was diagnosed in 2014, I’ll be the first to admit I was clueless about what it meant but more importantly how it might affect Sara. Anyone who knows will know she’s determined and driven or is that a nice way of saying stubborn? She’s read this so it’s ok!
To me, it seemed she got on with things, dealing with not being able to drive meant she had to endure my awful driving and remind me how to park. But I never realised that there was a stigma associated to epilepsy, I didn’t realise how this could affect someone and how juggling this with searching for the right medication could and would be frustrating for her.
But the charity is a huge help to us both. They provided support to us to help Sara and to help me understand the condition and understand what type of epilepsy Sara has. From there, it was important for me to know what medication she was taking, how often and what dose. But never did I realise how Sara felt trying to adjust her life to manage her epilepsy.
So I’m running to raise awareness, to help people understand the condition and what it means. There are a number of different triggers for seizures and different types of epilepsy. But if you ever see someone have a seizure, don’t jump to conclusions like some people did one night I picked Sara up from Manchester after a seizure. A group of guys said ‘she must be on something; she must be drunk.’ But it is the assumption most people would make, sadly.
London will be my first marathon. Many of you have already been incredibly supportive in a variety of ways from joining us at our fundraising night in November, sponsoring us but also taking the time to understand epilepsy and what it means.
So whilst this is a challenge for me, it’ll be over by Sunday night. The real challenge is helping to break down the lack of understanding about the condition, how it affects those with epilepsy and the importance of knowing what to do if you witness someone having a seizure.
I’m incredibly proud to be running for Epilepsy Action but nowhere near as proud I am of Sara. She is such a strong, driven and determined girl who handles everything that is thrown at her. I’m hoping my little jog around London goes someway to helping raise funds for the charity, show support for Sara and maybe encourage one or two of you to take a challenge, whatever you may fancy!
We have raised an incredible £6,824 so far. If we could somehow get this up to £7,000 it would be absolutely amazing!
Thanks all and see you after the finish line!
Jonny