Becca Pell

I'm taking part in the TCS London Marathon as part of #TeamStroke

I joined #TeamStroke for the TCS London Marathon 2025, to raise money for a charity close to my heart.

In January 2022 my dad suffered a stroke and I witnessed how lives are turned upside down, with not only physical health but mental health being affected too. He made a really good initial recovery but some daily struggles still remain. 

Not every person who has suffered a stroke is as lucky as my dad. Two-thirds of people who survive a stroke find themselves living with a disability. There are over 1.3 million stroke survivors in the UK, with 100,000 strokes happening in the UK each year, that's one stroke every five minutes.

So, within just under a year I will have ran a 10k (AJ Bell Great Birmingham run in May 2024), a half marathon (Manchester Half in October 2024) and a marathon (TCS London Marathon in April 2025) to raise money for this amazing cause! 

If you are able to donate or support in any way you can for such an amazing charity, it would be so greatly appreciated. Thank you #TeamStroke

This is for anybody who has been affected by stroke, but most of all my Dad!! 💜

Specifically, a donation to the Stroke Association goes towards: 

£50 - can help pay for research into new stroke treatments such as thrombolysis, a clot-busting drug that returns the blood supply to the brain that has transformed the outcomes of stroke survivors who have received it. 

£500 - could help the Stroke Association develop communication support, so stroke survivors who have difficulty speaking, reading and writing can get the help they need. 

£800 - could pay for Stroke Association trained volunteers to introduce My Stroke Guide to stroke clubs and groups across the country for a year.