I'm taking part in the TCS London Marathon as part of #TeamStroke
Hello everyone!
My name is Tom and I am running the London Marathon on April 27th, 2025 as part of #TeamStroke!
In September 2023 my wife suffered an Ischemic Stroke. At the time, neither my wife or I, realised that a Stroke had occurred due to her symptoms being uncommon and her general health being in great condition. After multiple scans in hospital, doctors revealed that a major stroke had happened on the right side of the cerebellum. This type of stroke is one of the less common types and can affect your movement and balance.
Fortunately, over the past year, my wife has made an amazing recovery with the help of the Stroke Association Charity. Leaving the hospital was a terrifying experience with neither of us having no idea what was to come. The Stroke Association Charity provided us with information and support which helped us navigate through her recovery.
There are no results as to why my wife suffered a stroke. Many strokes can be explained by risk factors like high blood pressure or atrial fibrillation. However, about 1 in 3 ischaemic strokes have no obvious cause.
A common misconception about stroke is that it mainly affects older people, but a stroke can affect any one of any age. 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.
The aim of this is to continue raising awareness for Strokes occurring in young adults and to share and offer support for those who wish to reach out.
My Achievements
Fundraising page set up
Added a profile pic
Made a donation
Shared your page
Hit first milestone
Hit second milestone
Reached 50% of target
Hit final milestone
Reached fundraising target
Thank you to my sponsors
£300
Pib Community Trust
£250
Hilltop Raptors Fc
£100
Ian Scott
£53.32
Peter & Nicola Lawson
Good Luck & well done sir
£53.32
Gabrielle Kitchinson
Good luck Tom! You’re going to smash it 🥳 love from Gabs, Carl and Harry xxx
£53
Anonymous
Such a worthy cause . Well done
£53
Karen Birbeck
Go Tom x
£50
Iona
Good luck Tommy J 🫶
£50
Sophie Sutton
Good luck Tom. From Ash and Soph.
£50
Francesca Jarman
Proud beyond words❤️ you smashed it!
£42.79
Sean & Gemma
Good luck Tom. Enjoy the day
£32.23
Ruth Jarman
Good luck bro! You’ll smash it!!
£31.80
John Storey
Good Luck Tom keep hydrated
£30
Claire Butler
£27.05
Ashley Dawson
Good luck Tommy J!!
£27.05
John And Jenny
Good luck Tom, don't forget to wave. John and Jenny 🏃♂️
£27.05
Olivia Foster
£26.75
James Gore
Good luck mate!
£26.50
Joe Hawley
£26.50
Anonymous
Good luck youth, proud of you
£26.50
Mandy Dovey
Good look in the marathon and raising funds hunni
£26.50
Beck
£26.50
Carol Butler
£26.20
Kai Benson
Good luck Jarms x
£25
Anonymous
All the best
£25
Luke Mobbs
Good luck mate, go get it! Love from us all ❤️
£25
Stephen Benson
£22
Ben Judge
Fantastic cause, you’ll smash the marathon Tom you’ve had plenty of practice lately at work…
£21.84
Purley & Amz
Proud of you Tommy J!
£21.84
Hannah Maher
Good luck bro! Real proud…now go and smash it 🙌
£21.60
Matt Smith
Good luck mate from Matt, Nic, Lottie & Boys x
£21.20
Daniel Steel
£21.20
Karen Grimes
Good luck Tom!!
£21.20
Amy S
Good Luck Tom
£21.20
Sue W
Hi Tom. Saw your poster at work. Great charity. Good luck!
£21.20
Lana & Leigh
£21.20
Nicola Chambers
Smash it Tom
£21.20
Tracy Forrest
Good luck Tom!
£21.20
Dan Gilbride
Good luck Jarman! From Dan and Kitch x
£21.20
Irene Keeley
£21.20
Denise Burton
What a star
£21
Glenda Housham
£20
Jack Ellerton
X
£20
Jemma Ford
Good luck Tom, all your hard work will pay off!
£20
Dru Winter
You have got this Tom 👏🏼👏🏼
£20
Amy Arnold
Good luck Tom!!
£20
Shraiden Pike
Good luck Tom!
£20
Crappers
Best of luck mate
£20
Beth Danville
Go smash it Tom!!x
£20
Joan & Den Usher
£20
Alex Danville
Good luck mate
£18
Nathan Haywood
£16.56
Arthur And Emily
Good Luck Uncle Tom! Love Arthur and Emily xx
£15
Nurul Hoque
Good Luck mate
£11.33
The Russell’s
Well done Tom!
£11.33
The Mahers
Good luck Tom! From Uncle Dan, Adele, Patrick, Joanna & James xxxxx
£11.33
Chris And Holly
Good luck Tom from Chris and Holly
£11.33
Stewart
Sorry I left it until last minute 😂
£11.33
Katie Green
Good luck Tom xx
£11.33
Samantha Bell
Good luck Tom
£10.60
Mike Gains
Excellent cause Tom, good luck
£10.60
Anonymous
£10.60
Emma Aram
All the best.
£10.60
Lee Housham
Good Luck with the run Tom, you're doing a fantastic job with the fundraising.
£10.60
Anonymous
£10.60
Kathryn Housham
£10.60
Michelle Mccourt
£10.60
Tasha Chadwick
Good luck Tom! 🍀
£10.60
Maxine Butler
Proud beyond words. X
£10.60
Ros Brown
£10.60
Deb Brazil
£10.60
Hannah Hawley
Good luck Tom!!!
£10.60
Maxine Lawson
£10.60
Helen
£10.60
Maxine Lawson
£10.60
Caroline Williams
Good luck.
£10.60
Cheryl Marsh
Good luck Tom , proud of you Francesca ❤️
£10.60
Anne Whiting
Good luck Tom x
£10
Kate
Good luck Tom! You’ll smash it!
£10
Rachael Toaduff
£10
Chris Jones
Best of luck, Tom. Good on you mate. Jonesy
£10
Maxine Lawson
Not long now🏃🏻♂️➡️
£10
Elaine Kitchinson
Best wishes for the Marathon Tom xx
£10
Tammy
Good luck Tom👍🏻
£10
Ian Barksby
£10
Keith Green
£10
Terence Housham
Good luck Tom Love Terry and Betty
£10
Charlotte Dart
Good luck!
£6.11
Kayleigh Fenton
Well done Tom what an amazing achievement!! Enjoy the rest and take care. Love Kayleigh and Jay x
£6.11
Dean C
A fantastic effort for a great cause.
£6.11
Kevster
£5
A gift from the PIB Trust as proposed by Amy Arnold